MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	128% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 02:06
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 822 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B47) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.13% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.78 7% 10 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 17.2 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.13% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 459 443 458 488 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 486 Mixed 408 SusWrite 461 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.5 206% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 94 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 140 Write 115 Mixed 67 SusWrite 96.6 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 526GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 107 104 97 96 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 101 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 156 135 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 113 Write 147 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 152 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 374% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 13.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	769x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	195x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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