MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 310 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,194 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,635 101% 1,635 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617); ZOTAC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 188 Parallax 163 147% 177 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 147 Splatting 129 118% 146 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 699GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 470 379 393 401 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 472 Mixed 374 SusWrite 413 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 49.6 167% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 247 216% 321 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BC10006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 63.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 124 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 70%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.2 9.4 10 10 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 9.7 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 9.4 14% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 59%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 250GB 1,518 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 123 Write 46.5 Mixed 62.2 85% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 129% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	164	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,046x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	551x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	350x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

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