MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% 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 Drive87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 10:11
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 791
85% 675 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 116
Parallax 122
100% 120 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 106
Splatting 85.8
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 220 209 200 192 181 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 501
Write 253
Mixed 245
SusWrite 208
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 38.2
128% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 221
192% 288 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
106GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 100 100 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 158
Write 140
Mixed 93
SusWrite 99.9
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 165 164 165 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 150
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 164
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.9
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 22.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $770
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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