MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '19 at 00:14
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,142 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,633 101% 1,633 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 123 Parallax 125 104% 125 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 115 Splatting 105 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 80 81 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 484 Write 478 Mixed 122 SusWrite 78.8 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 28.1 113% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 115 97% 144 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 175 175 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 104 SusWrite 175 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 15 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 14 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 14.3 15% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 94%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 105 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 184 Write 141 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 105 161% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 105 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 106 124% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 160 161 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 164 Write 158 Mixed 112 SusWrite 161 200% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 24.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,801x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,601x
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	554x
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	212x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16