MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 879 79% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8666) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 224 Parallax 217 171% 217 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 201 Splatting 126 150% 192 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 478 484 485 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 478 Mixed 382 SusWrite 480 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 47.9 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 280 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2267 607 608 607 605 605 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,349 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 883 414% 1,852 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 84.4 279% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 1,173 883% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%

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 @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 103%

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

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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	1,823x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,608x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,253x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
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	345x
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