MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 956 95% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 75.8 Parallax 66.1 63% 72.9 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 67.4 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 258 256 259 259 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 727 Write 819 Mixed 747 SusWrite 304 146% 649 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.2 192% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 48.2 154% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 151%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 71GB free Firmware: SBFM91.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 181 178 179 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 323 Write 272 Mixed 250 SusWrite 184 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 32.2 144% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 104 92% 130 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 88%
WD WD6400AARS-00Y5B1 640GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 56 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 35.8 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 56.5 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 78GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 63 63 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 76 Write 76.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 64.3 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%

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

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	773x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	258x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	197x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	184x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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