MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 16:08
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 27 2-Core 95.7 43% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 699 56% 495 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 29 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 84.5 24% 53.2 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 98.3 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^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 39 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 139 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 28 (A3) Unknown 100 100 280 (94) Unknown 100 100 14788 (95) Unknown 100 100 227 (96) Unknown 100 100 31 (97) Unknown 100 100 199 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5317 (A5) Unknown 100 100 37 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 34222838448152 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13178 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9864 (F5) Unknown 100 100 31403 (F6) Unknown 100 100 29576 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	57.4% Above average	Read 480 Write 245 Mixed 230 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 12.3 65% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 61.6 DQ Mixed 32.7 41% 73.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 94 (03) Spinup time 127 127 38686818794 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 266 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 316 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 122 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 266 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 219044642851 (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	79.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 134 Mixed 73 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.47 133% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 88 (03) Spinup time 146 146 17207525810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 255 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 830 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 255 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 255 (C2) HDA temperature 230 230 214749675546 (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	82.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 134 Mixed 30.4 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.45 128% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 880GB free, PID 1011 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 41.8 Mixed 15.9 40% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.35 72% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	66.3% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 86%

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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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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