MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive233% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 537
62% 481 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66.5
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 59.8
54% 64.5 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 61.9
Splatting 52.8
50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$95
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 311 312 312 312 310 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2033
Write 1,414
Mixed 1,052
SusWrite 484
276% 1,246 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 73.7
234% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 977
DQ Write 1,230
DQ Mixed 1,010
788% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 233%
Great: 280%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
817GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 130 134 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 125
Write 140
Mixed 68
SusWrite 132
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB
94GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.4 7.6 7.3 8 8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
3.27% Terrible
Read 7.8
Write 7.8
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 8.3
11% 7.85 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.9
34% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.27%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
64.2% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 17.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $717
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