MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 14:08
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 1,062 93% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,824 113% 1,824 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Nvidia(10DE 11A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.2% Above average	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 82.5 63% 84 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 0.3 40% 56.4 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 70%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C80) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.57 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 154 172 187 187 183 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.2% Poor	Read 159 Write 221 Mixed 144 SusWrite 178 40% 175 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 5 16% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 372%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 153 153 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 153 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 155 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 668GB free Firmware: CC63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 185 184 187 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 124 Mixed 69 SusWrite 186 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 376GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 83 85 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 84.9 Write 62.1 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 85 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 154% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 413GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 72 72 71 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 74.9 Write 68.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 72.8 46% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 376GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 136 138 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 82 SusWrite 138 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 94%

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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	2,383x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,047x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	953x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	995x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	901x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	635x

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	352x
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 $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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