MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	260% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 10:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 856 94% 744 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 155 Parallax 133 116% 143 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 139 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 328 326 328 328 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,284 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 363 293% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 87.4 293% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 1,502 DQ Mixed 1,002 824% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 222GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 274 274 273 270 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 461 Mixed 351 SusWrite 294 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 58.6 210% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 233 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 461 461 461 447 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 458 Mixed 435 SusWrite 432 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 64.3 223% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 406GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 135 138 141 140 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 142 Write 132 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 138 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 182 Write 148 Mixed 100 SusWrite 120 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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	1,800x
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 $184	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