MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.2% 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	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 22:10
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 526 69% 521 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 37.8 26% 33.3 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 32.9 35% 44.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 238 237 240 241 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 383 Mixed 381 SusWrite 256 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54 194% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 351 263% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 198 192 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 158 Mixed 86 SusWrite 196 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 88%

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

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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