MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 750 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 86.1 Reflection 83 Parallax 97.6 70% 88.9 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 76.2 76% 95.5 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB 1,988 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 198 111 209 257 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 824 Write 305 Mixed 231 SusWrite 221 86% 395 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 27.9 117% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 324 250% 344 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 212%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 27GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 236 250 256 256 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 978 Write 248 Mixed 393 SusWrite 248 102% 467 MB/s	4K Read 120 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 90.4 331% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 862 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 432 354% 522 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 328%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 806GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 201 212 217 216 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 133 Write 160 Mixed 68 SusWrite 212 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 139 156 154 150 161 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 86.2 Write 136 Mixed 64 SusWrite 153 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 104%

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

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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	1,805x
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 $90Bench 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 $295	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