MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 22:48
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 855 78% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB; ASUS Dual OC 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 217 Parallax 157 134% 179 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 151 Splatting 135 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 54 58 70 77 51 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 487 Write 59.5 Mixed 154 SusWrite 66.3 41% 192 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 14.3 68% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 11.8 52% 116 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 71%
Mushkin MKNSSDHL1TB-D8 1TB 2,342 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 312GB free Firmware: S1111A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 263 369 299 278 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,359 Write 1,540 Mixed 936 SusWrite 363 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 22.7 163% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 833 DQ Mixed 475 463% 735 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 248%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 424GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 127 127 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 164 Mixed 103 SusWrite 126 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 27 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 94%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,278 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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,815x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,605x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,248x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	752x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	400x

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	302x
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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16