MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 22:31
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-10700K-$175 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,082 99% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,564 97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$290 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5161) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 130 Parallax 158 138% 152 fps	MRender 216 Gravity 132 Splatting 107 119% 152 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 1TB 1TB 7,956 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM6H.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 132 198 67 111 34 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.4% Above average	Read 279 Write 104 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 102 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 27.3 77% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 6.6 80% 188 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 109%
XS-256MTS7 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 166 166 166 166 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	18.3% Very poor	Read 175 Write 177 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 167 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 4% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04CB DDR4 3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 33 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 31 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 3R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	17%	35	216	58	120	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0852 XF243Y 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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $175Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,436x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,070x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	967x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,015x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	642x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	364x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	296x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	282x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	169x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,060

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