MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '17 at 01:43
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 471 63% 470 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^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 54 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 19 (64) Unknown 100 100 17552 (65) Unknown 100 100 2768 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 10 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 662 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 100 163210002462 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 30 (EA) Unknown 100 100 16 (F1) Unknown 100 100 29 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	66.7% Good	Read 463 Write 199 Mixed 215 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 12.5 94% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 15.8 63% 145 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 42.3 Mixed 40.5 31% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.24 92% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 2248000 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 965 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 57120016 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1598 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 954 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 72 66 504627228 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 318 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3654 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 68719476764 (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 -83872121354713 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17609786120 (F2) Unknown 100 253 27334359550	86.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 120 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.13 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 112%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	6.3% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 4.59 Mixed 7.62 12% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.55 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.003 28% 2.52 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 81%

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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