MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190326
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 05:58
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 99.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 297
103% 186 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,208
110% 923 Pts
64-Core 1,770
110% 1,770 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 3065 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 196
Parallax 182
157% 190 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 191
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 11,361
Write 11,027
Mixed 10931
2,482% 11,106 MB/s
4K Read 771
4K Write 545
4K Mixed 174
1,680% 497 MB/s
DQ Read 1,692
DQ Write 1,425
DQ Mixed 1,525
1,152% 1,547 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
240GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 491 489 490 490 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 492
Mixed 408
SusWrite 491
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 69.7
240% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 141%
Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 174 173 173 173 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 68.1
Write 146
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 173
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 52.4
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 35.1
126% 44 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 53.5
SC Mixed 40.8
117% 40.8 GB/s
Latency 37.3
107% 37.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 127%
Great: 117%

 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 7,237 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: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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