MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.3% 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.
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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 880 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 230 Parallax 252 180% 234 fps	MRender 274 Gravity 229 Splatting 138 167% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 103 60 52 39 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 529 Write 424 Mixed 427 SusWrite 98 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 48.8 183% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 19 78% 167 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 108%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 233GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 215 212 212 212 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 303 Mixed 312 SusWrite 230 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51.6 192% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 204 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 227GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 402 394 396 393 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 471 Mixed 440 SusWrite 409 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.9 207% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 133 161% 282 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 127%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 80 63 79 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 19.8 Write 21 Mixed 31 SusWrite 73.3 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 111%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,237 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) - $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