MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	327% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 08:47
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 239 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 898 89% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3776) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 55.8 35% 46.1 fps	MRender 56.5 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 42.2 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1931 1934 1944 1949 1454 902 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,288 SusWrite 1,686 422% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75.9 256% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 1048 781% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 393%
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 233GB free Firmware: LBFD07N SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 105 105 108 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 486 Write 435 Mixed 405 SusWrite 138 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 42.2 145% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 219 186% 269 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 101GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 79 77 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 80.8 Write 85 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 79.1 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 176 175 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 104 SusWrite 175 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 5,535 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 22.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 110%

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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	2,385x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,048x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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	353x
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 $274	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 $184	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