MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	184% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	311% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 12:00
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$279 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 312 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,206 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,106 130% 2,106 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 239 Parallax 303 223% 272 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 224 Splatting 135 168% 216 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2301 823 833 831 833 834 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 2417 Mixed 1,814 SusWrite 1076 442% 1,974 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 89.3 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,121 838% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 491 490 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 432 SusWrite 491 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 47 164% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 210 211 210 212 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 187 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 210 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 114%
Intenso Basic Line 4GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 800b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 4 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	2.5% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 3.6 8% 5.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 33.8 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 33.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,401x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	295x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	280x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	163x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16