MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	144% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	57.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220611
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '23 at 19:03
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 688 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.6% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.1 74% 98.2 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 94.6 Splatting 97.1 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
G-drive USB 6TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 933GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 149 144 156 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 101 SusWrite 150 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.1 10% 3.97 MB/s	DQ Read 1.7 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 3.8 3% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 27%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 379 249 340 355 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1,477 Write 1,662 Mixed 568 SusWrite 456 232% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 43.4 140% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 320 234% 310 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 423GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 394 404 399 419 417 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 464 Mixed 404 SusWrite 396 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 44.2 144% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 298 224% 300 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
G-drive USB 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3.5TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 160 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 158 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 132%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 216 211 213 208 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 217 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 211 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.7 387% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 134 131 134 132 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 113 Write 102 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 132 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 92%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 143 142 137 141 139 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 140 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 156 153 152 150 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 110 Write 115 Mixed 101 SusWrite 153 166% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 105 103 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 100 Write 98.1 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 104 128% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 60%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 239 236 234 238 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 200 Mixed 106 SusWrite 235 252% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 0.5 326% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.9 345% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 2,011 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 32.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 139%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,407x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,055x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	164x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16