MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.9% 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	216% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 12:25
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i7-9700KF-$280 32,736 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,058 98% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 118 Parallax 105 97% 114 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 108 94% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 1115 909 810 809 818 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,208 Write 1,112 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 878 237% 1,054 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 63.1 206% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,283 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,088 822% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 355%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 931GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 411 146 25 23 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 454 Write 407 Mixed 364 SusWrite 207 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 22 112% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 37 92% 190 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 186 186 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 136 Mixed 100 SusWrite 185 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 109GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 60.9 Write 19 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 20 35% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.2 66% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 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
0%	0%	8	218	60	60	72.3"	1280 720	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
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	217x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16