MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.3% 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	82.9% 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	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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '18 at 21:20
Run Duration	85 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 198 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 562 52% 436 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 56.1 38% 55.8 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 54.7 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB2Q010T 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 749GB free (System drive) Firmware: X218T000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2898 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1386 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 87 (A8) Unknown 100 100 89 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1998 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 15 (AE) Unknown 100 100 113 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 55 236224708648 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 690 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 50 (E8) Unknown 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 16170 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9050 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8870 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	82.9% Excellent	Read 478 Write 447 Mixed 443 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 17.2 117% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 16.9 25% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 1x8GB 7,164 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 10.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 45%

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

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

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

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