MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	85.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	321% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 16:40
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1227 111% 936 Pts	64-Core 1,774 110% 1,774 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 871C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2109 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 117 Parallax 108 85% 110 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 104 Splatting 106 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1589 1524 1546 1614 1631 1599 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,389 Mixed 1,942 SusWrite 1,584 478% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 86.6 285% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 702 526% 702 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 431%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 418GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1816 1655 1600 1658 1644 1658 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,628 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,999 SusWrite 1,672 486% 2,167 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 87.9 289% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 691 DQ Mixed 750 561% 748 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 431%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 491 491 492 492 493 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 490 Mixed 467 SusWrite 492 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.1 186% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE600 10TB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 7TB free Firmware: LHGNT384 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 230 227 228 234 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 233 Write 240 Mixed 105 SusWrite 228 147% 202 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 289% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2A2400C16 2x31.5GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 89%

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Typical MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C80) Builds (Compare 8,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,391x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,050x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	354x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	351x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	294x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16