MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.8% 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	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 911 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 116 Parallax 129 100% 123 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 118 Splatting 96.9 99% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 EVO SSD 120GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 127 2.1 30 33 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 468 Write 310 Mixed 324 SusWrite 34.1 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 30.3 124% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 154 151% 241 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 362GB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 33.7 Write 107 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 125 49% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS724040KLSA80 400GB-$133 543 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 285GB free Firmware: KFAOA46A SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 47 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 54.5 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 32%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 502GB free, PID a207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 73 Write 74.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 62.6 80% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 9.7 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 44%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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