MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 20:48
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 893 83% 694 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 83.8 Parallax 86.2 73% 86.4 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 84.9 Splatting 66.3 70% 89.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 556 539 544 543 545 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1557 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,077 SusWrite 565 259% 1,157 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 59.7 191% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 974 751% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 60GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 134 133 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80% Very good	Read 380 Write 319 Mixed 280 SusWrite 152 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 36.6 129% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 172 178% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 272GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 99 99 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 97.7 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 75%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 641GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 125 125 125 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 123 Mixed 31 SusWrite 124 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 23.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 111%

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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	1,804x
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