MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	273% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600-$141 7,605 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 882 90% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,173 73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 37,718 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.23% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.43 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.2 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.23% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1646 1685 1670 1668 1569 1557 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,313 Write 1,764 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 1,632 346% 1,529 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 77.8 256% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,127 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 863 656% 896 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 365%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 734GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 462 461 459 444 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 410 Write 398 Mixed 375 SusWrite 455 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 33.7 109% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 232 170% 223 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 99%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 238 241 241 240 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 240 Mixed 105 SusWrite 240 150% 205 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.7 383% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 26.1 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 31.3 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 10: 2R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	4%	45	52	30	60	27"	1920 1080	HWP3325 HP 27es

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16