MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	36.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 22 '22 at 11:20
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 299 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1105 100% 842 Pts	64-Core 2,001 124% 2,001 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 194 116% 160 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 55 55 45 43 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 22GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,332 Write 2,095 Mixed 1,381 361% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64 215% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 641 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 323 339% 554 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 67GB free Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 125 103 111 117 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 456 Write 341 Mixed 281 SusWrite 142 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 17.6 61% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 40.3 47% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 253GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 86 80 85 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 105 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 83.1 67% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 84%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 363GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 12 10 8.5 10 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 48GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 32.5 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,398x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	998x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	906x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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: $1,063

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16