MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	340% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1824 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 23:21
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,201 107% 908 Pts	64-Core 1202 74% 1202 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2616 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 137 Parallax 129 109% 133 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 134 Splatting 113 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 1398 1860 1914 1836 1785 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,036 Mixed 1,092 SusWrite 1,715 417% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.4 247% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,161 876% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 393%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 434GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 285 327 223 103 100 MB/s Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	84.6% Excellent	Read 180 Write 104 Mixed 134 SusWrite 221 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 42.8 162% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 228 197% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 475GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 921 925 931 929 913 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
Samsung SM843T 480GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 447GB free Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 238 271 295 321 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 382 Write 349 Mixed 323 SusWrite 281 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 37.4 134% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 269 209% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 95%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: PA09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 152 153 152 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 136 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 151 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.4 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 7,250 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	1,803x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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