MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181114
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 01:17
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 265 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 821 73% 619 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 123 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.4 100% 74 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 61.9 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 184 Write 86 Mixed 79.8 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 9.5 42% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,730 Write 31.5 Mixed 61.5 1,389% 1,941 MB/s	4K Read 854 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.5 35,776% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.8% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 107%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

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