MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.2% 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	101% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 20:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 683 72% 575 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 65.9 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 71.7 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 201 198 201 199 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 421 Mixed 328 SusWrite 212 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 49.1 175% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 227% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 139 128 131 147 294 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 351 Write 132 Mixed 165 SusWrite 187 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 24.8 109% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 104 89% 130 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 910GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 201 201 201 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 200 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 110%

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	772x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	216x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16