MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 08:19
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 749 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 52.6 50% 59.6 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 51 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 250GB 1,357 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: PB2AC60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 24 37 59 60 43 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 37.2 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 43.8 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 40GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 75 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 74.2 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 88%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 894GB free Firmware: 03.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 106 Write 113 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 110 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 274GB free Firmware: MN6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 126 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 125 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 299GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 79 77 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 114 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 80 71% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra USB 2.0 16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 556c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.6 6.2 6.4 5.7 6.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 11.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 5.9 16% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.6 128% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 1x16GB 2,199 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

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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