MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 05:16
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 994 96% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,531 95% 1,531 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 128 Parallax 131 110% 131 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 130 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 196 Write 405 Mixed 370 74% 324 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 37.5 143% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 83.7 DQ Mixed 180 138% 195 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 191GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 372 374 390 378 383 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 466 Mixed 456 SusWrite 383 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 26.6 148% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 336 252% 336 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: 17.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 141 113 100 151 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
PNY ELITE 240GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 140GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 113 113 114 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 377 Write 326 Mixed 285 SusWrite 144 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 21.8 77% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 134 104% 141 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 63%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 113 115 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 119 Write 99 Mixed 64 SusWrite 113 72% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 82 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 76.8 Write 76.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 82.3 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 119%
WD My Passport 2599 2TB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 2599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 29 12 27 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 30.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 29.3 42% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 20.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 103%

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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) - $150

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,604x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,247x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	749x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	302x
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	218x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16