MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 726 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 67.6 60% 73.4 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 66.5 57% 70 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 8.8 21 95 80 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 449 Write 291 Mixed 179 SusWrite 77.6 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 12.7 68% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 41.9 47% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 52%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 828GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 200 194 201 197 201 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 133 Write 95.5 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 198 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 117%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 116 116 115 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 117 Write 92.3 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 116 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 96%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 16.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 63%

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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	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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