MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.4% 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 Drive	84.5% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 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	Sep 28 '19 at 15:52
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 314 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,166 107% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.3 84% 104 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 96.8 Splatting 97 80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 206 208 207 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 488 Write 209 Mixed 226 SusWrite 204 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 35.2 135% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 74.1 103% 191 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 98GB free Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 213 214 217 218 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 593 Write 612 Mixed 577 SusWrite 257 115% 510 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 591 DQ Mixed 480 404% 590 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 141%
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 43GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 197 217 200 182 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 310 Mixed 258 SusWrite 204 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 43.2 160% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 167 168% 272 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 139GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 425 271 153 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 476 Mixed 392 SusWrite 256 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 42.2 168% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 301 222% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 94%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 147GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 301 297 293 295 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 469 Mixed 309 SusWrite 301 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 51.3 194% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 240 205% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 29.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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	1,804x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,244x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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