MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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	115% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 07:17
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1026 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4583 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 196 Parallax 198 156% 195 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 170 Splatting 143 147% 186 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 294 294 294 293 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 412 SusWrite 313 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 55.9 191% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 349 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 92GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,569 Write 1,708 Mixed 1,342 344% 1,540 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 75.3 263% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1005 800% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$61 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 662GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 475 476 466 410 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 474 Mixed 415 SusWrite 452 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 51.2 170% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 290 238% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 419GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 163 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 163 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,365 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46.3 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 31.9 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 34.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,482 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,384x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	902x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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