MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '17 at 01:24
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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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 i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 223 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 355 53% 386 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 73.1 62% 75.2 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 69 Splatting 71 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0106A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^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 100 100 152 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 71 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 39 (A3) Unknown 100 100 25 (A4) Unknown 100 100 23478 (A5) Unknown 100 100 82 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 48 (94) Unknown 100 100 37408 (95) Unknown 100 100 1133 (96) Unknown 100 100 1005 (97) Unknown 100 100 1100 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 22 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 62 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 213755 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 213755 (F2) Unknown 100 100 28063 (F5) Unknown 100 100 375648	73.3% Very good	Read 505 Write 333 Mixed 348 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 16.1 104% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 17.1 25% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3320413CS 320GB 2,473 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 298GB free Firmware: CA12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 84 154602601 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 70 70 31459 (05) Reallocated sector count 38 38 2541 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 269913926 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 699 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 3576 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 1038 (BE) vendor-specific 74 46 437714970 (C2) HDA temperature 26 54 68719476762 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 49 42 154602601 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 99 5 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 99 5 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	55.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 96.7 Mixed 95.9 73% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.39 96% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 282GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 96 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 639 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1024 (C2) HDA temperature 116 111 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	103% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 169 Mixed 158 129% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.3 112% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 74GB free Firmware: 4.AAB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1376 (05) Reallocated sector count 90 90 434 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 684550959 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 39546 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 747 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 37937 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 52 589037601 (C2) HDA temperature 33 48 85899345953 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 65 144885108 (C5) Current pending sector count 1 1 2314 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 1 1 2314 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	41.8% Average	Read 72.4 Write 73 Mixed 70.2 54% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 86%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	81x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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