MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive304% 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-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime27.3 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 22:25
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 299
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 1,089
95% 811 Pts
64-Core 1,649
102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7B18) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 8.9
5% 8.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1550 1508 1463 1430 1393 1332 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,056
Write 1,732
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 1,446
356% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 74.7
243% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,385
DQ Write 1,202
DQ Mixed 1,272
960% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 304%
Great: 393%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 239 245 244 241 245 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 241
Mixed 100
SusWrite 243
150% 205 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.7
342% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 138%
Great: 138%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB
26GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 24 24 26 24 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 204
Write 29.4
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 25.4
85% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 10.3
764% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 16.1
DQ Write 16.6
DQ Mixed 11.1
1,002% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 71%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 13
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.8
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 51%

 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 7,254 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $761
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HDDRAMUSB
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