MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	90.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 10:15
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 324 97% 182 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,291 115% 970 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2193 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 105% 132 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 125 Splatting 107 92% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 186 Mixed 179 SusWrite 134 55% 253 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.1 174% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 141 113% 162 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 132GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 404 313 312 313 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 471 SusWrite 357 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.9 221% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 683GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 137 139 139 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 159 Mixed 86 SusWrite 138 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 30.3 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 33.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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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	1,241x

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