MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory35.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 22 '19 at 18:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 281
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 897
88% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,133
70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 85
Parallax 75.8
78% 85.4 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 80.1
Splatting 77.5
63% 76.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 399 402 409 404 408 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 466
Mixed 324
SusWrite 399
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 43.2
162% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 272
224% 321 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
Great: 117%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$58
4.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 165 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 172
Mixed 106
SusWrite 165
114% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 04CD F4-2400C16-16GFX 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 40GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.7% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $765
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