MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	83% 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	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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '17 at 15:50
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 804 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 142 Parallax 123 115% 135 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 132 Splatting 104 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 55 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (A2) Unknown 100 100 232 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 369 (F2) Unknown 100 100 153	83% Excellent	Read 516 Write 340 Mixed 354 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 9.23 107% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 46 94% 193 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 175126808 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 28 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 520568 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 55 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 52 806486058 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 128 (C2) HDA temperature 42 48 77309411370 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 105810814304296 (F1) Unknown 100 253 858050019 (F2) Unknown 100 253 158166144	107% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 181 Mixed 172 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 110%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $641

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