MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive296% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1160
104% 877 Pts
64-Core 1628
101% 1628 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.1% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 162
Parallax 110
82% 124 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 88.1
77% 94.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 789 772 776 777 777 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,646
Write 2,447
Mixed 1,898
SusWrite 799
435% 1,947 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 91.1
302% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,191
DQ Write 927
DQ Mixed 1,067
796% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 296%
Great: 355%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
447GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 471 470 471 471 470 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 435
Write 466
Mixed 332
SusWrite 470
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 39.7
143% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 155
156% 250 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 197 198 195 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 165
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 195
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 29
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 32.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 128%

 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 8,489 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $994
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