MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '17 at 19:06
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 92.6 2-Core 158 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 236 29% 222 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4565 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.69% Terrible	Lighting 3.73 Reflection 5.38 Parallax 3.75 3% 4.29 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 3.17 Splatting 9.57 5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.69% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 102 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 65 62 163210264611 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13442	76.1% Very good	Read 512 Write 346 Mixed 352 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 8.8 91% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 8.75 59% 135 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 95%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 435GB free Firmware: PC4OC72E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 86 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 160 100 111669149698 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 11254 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 65537 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 12323 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 10527 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 -4241685470 (BC) Unknown 100 1 4295042996 (BE) vendor-specific 67 33 129404764193 (BF) G-sense error rate 99 99 498 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 54199099 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 242350 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 16 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	33.4% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 25.7 Mixed 86.7 52% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.36 81% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.1% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.6 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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