MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.9% 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 13:06
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 206 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 393 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E349) CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.9% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 61.3 37% 56.3 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 44.9 Splatting 52.2 44% 53.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^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 100 100 115 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 246 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 60 (A3) Unknown 100 100 18 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5562 (A5) Unknown 100 100 23 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 11 (94) Unknown 100 100 5700 (95) Unknown 100 100 216 (96) Unknown 100 100 31 (97) Unknown 100 100 190 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 63 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 54 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 79636 (F2) Unknown 100 100 48429 (F5) Unknown 100 100 177984	86.9% Excellent	Read 502 Write 327 Mixed 345 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 28.9 118% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 62.9 97% 188 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 127%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 215296960 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 895 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 218083292 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9825 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 434 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 2 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 68 58 605552672 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 217 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1029 (C2) HDA temperature 32 42 85899345952 (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 -126748779862881 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30446086796 (F2) Unknown 100 253 335325551972	91% Outstanding	Read 117 Write 199 Mixed 152 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.79 221% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 8502 PSD48G21332 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.7% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns

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Gaming 53%

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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 $300	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