MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 08:34
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 852 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 16.6 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.7 14% 19.4 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 470 468 474 475 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 473 Mixed 397 SusWrite 459 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.5 185% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 335GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 476 481 482 482 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 358 SusWrite 467 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66 224% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 25.5 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 101%

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

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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