MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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.
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

8 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 21:50
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$178 9,286 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 298 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 851 84% 684 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 123 Parallax 129 111% 129 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 107 Splatting 92.6 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,545 Write 1,753 Mixed 1,439 354% 1,579 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 58.6 213% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,076 844% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 305%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 161 165 166 160 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.7% Very poor	Read 152 Write 161 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 159 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 1 13% 5.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 5.1 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 130%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 901GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 181 184 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 168 Mixed 110 SusWrite 181 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D4U1632160B 2x16GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 34.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	120	27"	1920 1080	MSI8CB5 MSI G2712

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,519 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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,398x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
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	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	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,063

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16