MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive179% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C80
MotherboardMSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateOct 13 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 951
94% 766 Pts
64-Core 1,182
73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 175
Parallax 169
161% 181 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 137
Splatting 118
117% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 137%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
760GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 731 713 659 661 661 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 690
Write 645
Mixed 642
SusWrite 694
151% 668 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 68.6
234% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 990
693% 868 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 179%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 24.6
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 29.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 108%

 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 8,488 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: $991
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