MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 04:11
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 316 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 855 94% 742 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2232 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68% Good	Lighting 85.9 Reflection 83.3 Parallax 73.8 70% 81 fps	MRender 80.6 Gravity 76.7 Splatting 78 64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 214 221 220 224 208 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 362 Write 310 Mixed 252 SusWrite 227 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 25.4 129% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 142 138% 214 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 102 104 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 110 Write 94 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 103 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 243GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 124 126 126 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 132 Mixed 104 SusWrite 124 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 109%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1.5TB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 11 39 37 39 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 10.2 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 26.3 21% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2322 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	769x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 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 $160Bench 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 $37Bench 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: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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