MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	337% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C80
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '22 at 01:39
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$123 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 997 95% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,201 74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4098 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 186 Parallax 189 154% 188 fps	MRender 215 Gravity 166 Splatting 135 136% 172 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 890GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2054 2125 2123 2136 2139 2137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,725 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,937 SusWrite 2,119 456% 2,011 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 1131 853% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 312 312 309 308 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 489 Mixed 408 SusWrite 326 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.4 216% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 297 297 297 297 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 428 SusWrite 317 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63 212% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 179 179 174 169 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 181 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 168 Mixed 110 SusWrite 180 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 123 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 122 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 68%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 16 16 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	8.41% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 9.7 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 16.1 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.41% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 25.4 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

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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 - $223

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,394x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,051x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	956x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	997x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	905x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	553x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16