MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive227% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 19 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 74.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 303
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 948
95% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,413
87% 1,413 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 869D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.4% Very good
Lighting 105
Reflection 153
Parallax 101
86% 120 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 95
Splatting 0.2
53% 74 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 333 329 334 334 335 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2267
Write 1,446
Mixed 1,035
SusWrite 346
281% 1,274 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 64.6
238% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 999
737% 968 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 227%
Great: 280%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
369GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 981 991 994 991 994 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,967
Write 2,042
Mixed 1,726
SusWrite 1,051
381% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 63.4
217% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,302
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1,176
869% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 261%
Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
370GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 133 131 94 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 160
Write 139
Mixed 100
SusWrite 127
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGSV.AR70B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 13.4
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $999
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HDDRAMUSB
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