MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44% 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	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (62%). 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 Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd 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 below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 54.6 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 152 57% 101 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 604 54% 458 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Asus(1043 8539) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 49.3 45% 55.3 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 50.9 41% 50.7 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 83%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 107 102 90 99 89 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.8% Average	Read 234 Write 147 Mixed 167 SusWrite 95.1 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 21.8 86% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 93.3 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 72.1 68% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$207 4,097 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 145 28% 145 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	97x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $784

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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