MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	188% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '20 at 14:56
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$98 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 741 78% 624 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 138 Parallax 132 111% 135 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB 18,999 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 851 742 777 747 748 747 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,149 Write 1,059 Mixed 966 SusWrite 769 222% 986 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 60.4 195% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,075 DQ Write 475 DQ Mixed 719 548% 756 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 213%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 98 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 170 Write 162 Mixed 93 SusWrite 97.5 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 846GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 120 132% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 52%
Mass Storage Device 537GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 491GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 18.3 Write 18.2 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 18.6 25% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 4.2 386% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.7 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 105%

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Typical MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) Builds (Compare 7,281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,606x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,249x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	753x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	401x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	303x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	265x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	218x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16