MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	319% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 02:31
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,182 106% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,752 108% 1,752 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 186 Parallax 187 140% 182 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 171 Splatting 124 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1684 1709 1713 1696 1711 1646 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,115 Write 1,497 Mixed 641 SusWrite 1693 332% 1,487 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 70.1 245% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,071 855% 1,197 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 306%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 147 146 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 137 Mixed 79 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 431GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 83 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 173 Write 160 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 84.6 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 99%

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

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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	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

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 $76Bench 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 $273	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 $185	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) $35	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