MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 162%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics157% 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 Drive316% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory61.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '19 at 16:18
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 304
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,159
105% 881 Pts
64-Core 1,560
97% 1,560 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 231
Parallax 239
176% 229 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 207
Splatting 142
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2116 821 821 827 825 827 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,632
Write 2,250
Mixed 1,427
SusWrite 1,040
410% 1,837 MB/s
4K Read 64.9
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 89.2
295% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,351
DQ Write 1,161
DQ Mixed 1,257
942% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 316%
Great: 355%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167
2TB free
Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1680 1700 1676 1666 1637 1642 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,230
Write 1,860
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 1,667
357% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 64.7
222% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,408
DQ Write 1,245
DQ Mixed 1,485
1,070% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 278%
Great: 496%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 136%

 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 7,237 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: $768
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