MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	96.5% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 869 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1126 70% 1126 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.2% 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% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 191 39 60 52 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 437 Mixed 437 SusWrite 102 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 48.8 185% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 168 158% 237 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 108%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 233GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 206 197 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 299 Mixed 313 SusWrite 223 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50.3 184% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 204 173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$66 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 227GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 407 395 396 397 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 473 Mixed 431 SusWrite 410 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.7 198% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 133 161% 284 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 127%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 47 38 82 66 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 28.3 Write 29.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 66.6 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 27.3% 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 (72^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 111%

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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	1,598x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,239x

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 $76Bench 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 $273	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 $185	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) $35	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