MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	162% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 16:21
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,290 112% 956 Pts	64-Core 1,785 110% 1,785 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 164 Parallax 134 126% 151 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 182 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 729 704 35 20 17 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,402 Write 874 Mixed 345 SusWrite 366 164% 747 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 54.4 207% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 271 264% 400 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 797GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 120 121 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 118 Write 124 Mixed 85 SusWrite 119 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 96%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 119 119 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 101 Write 109 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 118 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 110%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60M2NA0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 572GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.7% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 42.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 37.8 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 137% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 23%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 914GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 8.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 40 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 5.5 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 28 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 34 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 46.4 86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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 - $253

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,405x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	957x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	908x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,111

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16