MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.2% 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	202% 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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 20:54
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 232 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 426 53% 405 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 28.6 28% 30.2 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 14.9 Splatting 22 26% 33.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 575 568 523 535 524 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,702 Write 1407 Mixed 1,137 SusWrite 578 269% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56 195% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 834 628% 848 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 368 Write 324 Mixed 322 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 34.3 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 180 183% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 160GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 111 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.9 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 95.1 42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 80%

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

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Desktop 82%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x
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	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $25Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	10x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

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 $52

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