MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive363% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B18
MotherboardMSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)  (all builds)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 02:12
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 931
90% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,132
70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 80.5
Parallax 76.8
65% 78.8 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 74.8
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D28 280GB
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 1005 1719 1731 1723 1712 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
363% Outstanding
Read 1,802
Write 1,718
Mixed 1758
SusWrite 1,466
380% 1,686 MB/s
4K Read 158
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 142
493% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,248
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1,070
812% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 276%
This bench: 363%
Great: 679%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
252GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 350 439 440 441 442 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 453
Mixed 392
SusWrite 410
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 53
176% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 132 133 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 121
Write 119
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 132
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C14-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C14-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 28.2
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 96%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $724
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