MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.7% 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	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 162 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 301 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 68 59% 70.3 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 70.6 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 41 35 7 78 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 444 Write 268 Mixed 279 SusWrite 61.7 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 19 63% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 83.5 DQ Mixed 42.1 47% 81.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 812GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 197 196 201 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 200 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 197 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/4G 1x4GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 48%

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

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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