MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 09:23
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,220 108% 916 Pts	64-Core 1703 105% 1703 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 68.9 64% 75.8 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 75.3 60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 423 465 470 403 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 443 SusWrite 420 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 51.4 168% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 291 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 49GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 106 110 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 107 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 101%
WD WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 260GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 53 57 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 118 Write 63.8 Mixed 72 SusWrite 55.6 58% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 557GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 139 139 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 106 Mixed 73 SusWrite 139 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 4x16GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 141%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,827x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,614x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,255x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	558x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	402x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	251x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	220x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16