MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 21:19
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

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 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 (99^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 207 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 712 66% 552 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85% 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 (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Lighting 76.2 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 66.3 62% 73 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 72.2 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$47 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 195 196 200 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 450 Mixed 331 SusWrite 213 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.5 180% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 270 222% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 135 188 249 133 233 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.9% Below average	Read 164 Write 88.4 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 207 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 11.5 46% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 15.4 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 15.3 12% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 910GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 200 197 201 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 158 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 200 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 99% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 29.1 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 32 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,749 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	770x
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	228x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
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: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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