MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	292% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 12:19
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,053 104% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,318 82% 1,318 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 870F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 186 Parallax 191 154% 189 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 162 Splatting 134 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2178 2330 2349 1240 939 935 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1753 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 1,662 419% 1,851 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.4 232% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,341 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 993 772% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 370%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 313 314 313 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,204 Write 1,269 Mixed 629 SusWrite 485 252% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 57.2 244% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 889 728% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB 7,608 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 29.8 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 33.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 42.9 93% 42.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	144	27"	1280 720	ACR06CF VG270U P

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	951x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	899x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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