MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	88.5% 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	81.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 05:03
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 221 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 366 45% 344 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.5% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 132 Parallax 108 90% 117 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 111 Splatting 98.2 85% 104 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 110 106 102 96 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 377 Write 393 Mixed 307 SusWrite 108 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 40.9 143% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 228 205% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 868GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 337 401 406 404 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 404 Mixed 333 SusWrite 371 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 43.9 151% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 135%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 374GB free Firmware: JP4OA25C SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 94 102 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 100 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB 1,792 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	81x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16