MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '17 at 17:40
Run Duration	403 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 97.1 97% 97.1 Pts
Poor: 71% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 87.3 Parallax 75.2 71% 83.2 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 79.2 Splatting 81.1 66% 79.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 216GB free Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3480 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1794 (A5) Unknown 100 100 541251404907 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 30 (A8) Unknown 100 100 42 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 20 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 50 214749610020 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 5660834006310 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4794 (EA) Unknown 100 100 11945 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9237 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8250 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	72.3% Very good	Read 451 Write 184 Mixed 196 60% 277 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 15.6 106% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 50.4 99% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 101%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	89% Excellent	Read 169 Write 176 Mixed 282 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 43.3 179% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 488 DQ Mixed 101 156% 289 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 157%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 958GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 133 133 34387984815 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1352 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1398 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 705 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1367 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1367 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 214749610015 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	75.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 124 Mixed 141 102% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 107%
Multi-Reader -1 16GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 14GB free, PID 6368 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 45 Write 12.7 Mixed 7.21 21% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.59 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 1.76 157% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 38%
Multi-Reader -3 32GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 6GB free, PID 6368 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 44.3 Write 33.2 Mixed 38.9 48% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.25 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 1.71 174% 4.16 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
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	113x
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: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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