MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.9% 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 Drive	74.6% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 756 83% 656 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 3800) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 49.5 51% 56.4 fps	MRender 45.2 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 51 41% 49.8 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 310 320 320 323 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 477 Write 309 Mixed 238 SusWrite 314 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 27.9 108% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 83.5 DQ Write 63.3 DQ Mixed 89.9 63% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 117%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 165 163 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 206 Write 148 Mixed 105 SusWrite 164 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.6 9% 3.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 2% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 23%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 820GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 188 188 188 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 140 Mixed 77 SusWrite 185 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 167 166 168 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 120 Mixed 77 SusWrite 165 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 362GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 33.5 Write 35 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 41.5 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 104%

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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	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
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 $133	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