MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	205% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	279% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '22 at 17:31
Run Duration	378 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 818 81% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 294 Parallax 315 242% 302 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 255 Splatting 193 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 801 789 781 781 771 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,344 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,801 SusWrite 850 380% 1,701 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 86.9 284% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 974 735% 991 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 410%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 23GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 249 211 221 221 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 480 Write 337 Mixed 216 SusWrite 220 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 33.5 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 135 147% 249 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 486 485 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 484 Mixed 333 SusWrite 485 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 55.6 185% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 606 608 607 608 608 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2311 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,374 SusWrite 884 387% 1,732 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 85.5 286% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,077 814% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 340%
Toshiba MG06ACA600E 6TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 246GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 124 128 133 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 96 Write 120 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 127 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 114%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $272Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $731

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16