MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.9% 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 Drive203% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 221
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 700
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 1,099
68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.9% Below average
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 46.7
Parallax 36.8
31% 40.4 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 45.3
37% 45 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 469 462 450 417 414 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,686
Write 1,737
Mixed 1,594
SusWrite 453
307% 1,368 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 68
216% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,137
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 639
544% 809 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 203%
Great: 389%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
728GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 414 429 387 369 389 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 412
Mixed 376
SusWrite 398
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 43.9
144% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 358
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 27.9
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,482 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $994
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