MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 16:42
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,034 97% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,669 103% 1,669 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 215 Parallax 187 177% 206 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 190 Splatting 131 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 205 204 195 192 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 455 Mixed 411 SusWrite 209 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Kingdian S200 60GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 51GB free Firmware: Q1103A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 73 30 38 42 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 508 Write 274 Mixed 324 SusWrite 64.3 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 20.1 122% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 26.5 70% 144 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 208GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 943 1010 1015 343 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,492 Write 1,204 Mixed 1031 SusWrite 719 249% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.3 252% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 326 391% 677 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 296GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 1736 1754 1767 868 517 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2648 Write 1,731 Mixed 130 SusWrite 1,369 324% 1,469 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 79.4 265% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 581 572% 923 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 148 149 146 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 149 Write 143 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 147 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 33.1 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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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	1,049x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	955x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	996x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	903x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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