MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.7% 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	226% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	19.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 819 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 120 Parallax 100 90% 110 fps	MRender 99.4 Gravity 105 Splatting 107 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 248 247 249 253 251 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,324 Write 994 Mixed 369 SusWrite 280 216% 992 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 83.9 250% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 283 364% 647 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 271%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 239GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 69 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 101 SusWrite 68.9 72% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 518GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 185 189 188 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 185 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 134 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 175 Write 152 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 134 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 109%
Seagate USB 2.0 Cable 640GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 40GB free, PID 5020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37 Write 40.2 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 41.2 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 30.3 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16