MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% 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 Drive290% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200414
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 12:41
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1,084
102% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,603
99% 1,603 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 147
Parallax 152
122% 150 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 129
Splatting 114
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SPCC M.2 PCIe SS 512GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HBAF28FT Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1702 1133 1738 587 541 541 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 2400
Write 1,762
Mixed 142
SusWrite 1,041
295% 1,336 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 76.2
258% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 601
593% 950 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 290%
Great: 290%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 169 172 173 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 162
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 172
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98%
Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 174 179 173 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 186
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 174
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.3% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $999
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