MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201010
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 17:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900F-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 156
2-Core 315
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 614
8-Core 1199
107% 906 Pts
64-Core 2,036
126% 2,036 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 150
111% 145 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 131
Splatting 117
115% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 106 63 57 67 58 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 486
Write 385
Mixed 375
SusWrite 71.8
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 9.3
79% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 15.4
60% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
81GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 485 448 449 448 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 483
Mixed 402
SusWrite 466
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 56
188% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
869GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 171 172 172 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 160
Mixed 104
SusWrite 170
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
FFFF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.1
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 42.8
SC Mixed 31.5
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 97%

 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 8,489 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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