MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.5% 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	94.8% 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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 16:30
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 440 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 62.9 59% 68.9 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 73 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 433 221 150 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 227 Mixed 377 SusWrite 256 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 42.4 160% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 304 222% 287 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 95%
Drevo X1 PRO SSD 256GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 235GB free Firmware: P1222A SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 406 439 448 452 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 402 Mixed 384 SusWrite 434 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 19.3 132% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 97.1 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 23.2 69% 143 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 190 193 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 137 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 191 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 47 46 47 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 52.6 Write 50.5 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 46.2 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 80%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

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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