MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.1% 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	291% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 08:32
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 809 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 85.8 Parallax 81.9 77% 87.6 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 79.5 Splatting 77.2 74% 92.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1564 1544 1583 1393 739 1602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 1,679 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 1,404 351% 1,563 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 83.2 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 434 483% 820 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 311%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 188GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 114 118 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 114 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 163GB free Firmware: PN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 226 225 225 227 228 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3.5TB free Firmware: PN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 189 191 192 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 171GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 123 126 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3000C15 2x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 34.6 120% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 33 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,053x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16