MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	231% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180409
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 27 '18 at 20:14
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 980 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,239 77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2825 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11% Very poor	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3.92 Parallax 7.06 3% 4.96 fps	MRender 0.33 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 19.6 26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 313GB free Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^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 100 100 103 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 36 (B4) Unknown 0 0 40 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 42 249108103215 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1055310973 (F7) Unknown 100 100 17422094 (F8) Unknown 100 100 8464849	104% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 402 Mixed 423 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 42.7 143% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 81.9 124% 238 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,092 Write 1,227 Mixed 1,206 332% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.8 195% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 140 150% 254 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 78 67 66684992 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 607 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 4698362 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -66563403153041 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 140 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 49 538443806 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2232 (C2) HDA temperature 30 51 85899345950 (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 -116574002347962 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2476394067 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1497314693 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	65.6% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 73.9 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.49 126% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 1x16GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 52%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	769x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	601x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	195x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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