MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.8% 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 Drive	98.2% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 17:35
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 933 95% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,221 76% 1,221 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 102 Parallax 94.1 86% 101 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 79.7 74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 324 300 302 303 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 443 Mixed 407 SusWrite 307 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.6 145% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 273 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 129%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 952GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1503 1474 1433 1460 1416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 1,443 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 1,464 299% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 68 241% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 270 343% 600 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 922GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 173 175 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 148 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,489 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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