MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 17:14
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 957 90% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,893 117% 1,893 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 137 Parallax 178 86% 140 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 126 Splatting 93.3 89% 111 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$84 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 250 243 241 119 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 406 Mixed 258 SusWrite 214 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 45 152% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 138 144% 240 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 280GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 409 292 173 168 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 427 Mixed 412 SusWrite 270 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 36.3 134% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 333 250% 333 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,178 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 17.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 114%

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

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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	2,382x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,046x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	952x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	994x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	900x
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