MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 22:02
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 262 97% 171 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 918 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 74.6 62% 76.3 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 73.3 59% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 1023 1038 1133 1187 1199 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,011 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,557 SusWrite 1,089 389% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 86.2 276% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,442 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,206 933% 1280 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 372%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 70GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 282 285 313 340 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 485 Write 221 Mixed 303 SusWrite 301 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 25.9 103% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 152 121% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 31GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 113 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 104 Write 86.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 114 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 54GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 92 92 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 56.5 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 91 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 56GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 74 56 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 97 Write 94.8 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 76.2 63% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 101%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 50GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 42.8 Write 12.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 13.8 18% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 69% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
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	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16