MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	308% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3620 x 2036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,142 105% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 137 Parallax 139 113% 138 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 119 Splatting 110 105% 131 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1003 891 872 886 886 885 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,518 Write 1,962 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 904 383% 1,717 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 86.8 286% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,603 DQ Write 1217 DQ Mixed 1,354 1,028% 1,391 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 355%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 311GB free Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1348 1352 1352 1339 1341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,700 Write 824 Mixed 1,276 SusWrite 1,344 340% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.7 260% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,705 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 1,503 1,056% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 330%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$75 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 163GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 458 468 468 374 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 464 Mixed 408 SusWrite 401 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 59.8 198% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 130%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 184GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 485 486 414 282 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 452 Mixed 410 SusWrite 439 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 54.1 183% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 115GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 275 276 276 276 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 259 Mixed 310 SusWrite 316 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 50.9 178% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 226 205% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 34.1 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,822x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,607x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,252x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	756x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	344x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	266x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	250x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16