MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	293% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 00:31
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 974 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,628 101% 1,628 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 401D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 190 Parallax 193 156% 192 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 170 Splatting 123 132% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8476 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.42% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 9.19 6% 9.54 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 17.2 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.42% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1694 1489 1525 1402 1404 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,142 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,847 SusWrite 1,538 447% 1,983 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.8 212% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,055 791% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 565%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,694 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 32.3 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,387x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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