MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,166 102% 867 Pts	64-Core 2,165 134% 2,165 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 147 Parallax 131 110% 138 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 140 Splatting 110 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 76 72 68 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 473 Write 74.5 Mixed 110 SusWrite 74.5 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 23.7 100% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 92.4 79% 118 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 14GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 399 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.2 189% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 347 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 175GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 69.7 Write 61.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 71.8 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16