MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 23:30
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560T 468 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 80.5 2-Core 149 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 200 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4678 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 3.47 3% 4.22 fps	MRender 6.29 Gravity 3.63 Splatting 9.57 6% 6.49 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.9% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 76 99 89 93 100 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.5% Above average	Read 261 Write 124 Mixed 171 SusWrite 90.9 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 28.2 118% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 90.6 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 71.5 64% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 75%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 208GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 143 144 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 135 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 144 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB 16,795 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 153GB free Firmware: LVD4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 103 105 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 111 Write 97.1 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 104 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 372% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 419GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 91.1 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 93.8 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 13.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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