MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 180% 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	208% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 22:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,160 105% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,741 108% 1,741 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% MSI(1462 3951) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.2 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 238 Parallax 409 174% 287 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 151 Splatting 254 206% 254 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 425 426 426 426 426 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,609 Mixed 1,211 SusWrite 479 271% 1,210 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 66.3 231% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 1,000 756% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 237%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 173 170 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 172 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free, PID a20c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 127 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 131 Write 124 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 128 146% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 51%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 3TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 40.3 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 41.7 53% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,531 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	2,402x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,054x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	999x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	907x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $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: $1,081

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16