MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.5% 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	300% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '22 at 20:24
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 932 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,462 90% 1,462 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 113 Parallax 108 95% 112 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 92.9 Splatting 88.5 82% 103 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 1708 1907 1966 1971 1977 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,683 Write 2,136 Mixed 1,824 SusWrite 1,836 423% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 73.3 243% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 861 DQ Mixed 999 750% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 365%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 45GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 178 67 59 68 57 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 441 SusWrite 151 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 51.9 172% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 167 167 167 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 165 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 166 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.8 340% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 107%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,408x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,056x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	958x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,000x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	358x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	352x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	165x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16