MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	115% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 18:46
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,178 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,677 104% 1,677 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 117% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 135 Splatting 120 107% 133 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 298 290 277 276 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 451 SusWrite 286 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 59 195% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 152GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 380 379 381 382 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 445 SusWrite 394 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 60.4 199% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 185 188 189 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 123 SusWrite 186 229% 169 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 0.9 374% 4.77 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 5.3 DQ Mixed 1.4 230% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	32%	37	273	220	144	27"	1920 1080	AUS27AF VG278

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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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 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