MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	158% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190326
Uptime	42.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 18:13
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1184 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,699 105% 1,699 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 150 Parallax 150 130% 153 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 134 Splatting 107 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sp-5 PRO M.2 256GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 908XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 547 356 250 183 112 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,435 Write 1,081 Mixed 876 SusWrite 274 204% 917 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 28.2 184% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 478 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 397 386% 596 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 184%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 866GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 422 473 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 484 Mixed 444 SusWrite 454 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66.3 223% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 26.8 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 94%

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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) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,243x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	554x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16