MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 08:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 846 79% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 130 Parallax 134 114% 135 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.28.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 92 90 91 94 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 357 Write 130 Mixed 174 SusWrite 93.1 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 34 134% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 112 91% 131 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 82%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free Firmware: UJ500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 94 86 138 146 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 453 Write 346 Mixed 310 SusWrite 135 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 19.5 79% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 44.8 49% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 75 76 79 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 77.2 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 127 129 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 136 Write 117 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 126 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 112 112 111 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 94.2 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 111 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 97%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,249x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
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	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

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 $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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16