MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.3% 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	92.3% 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 (21%). 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 ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 01:13
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 222 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 619 62% 501 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 100 Parallax 83.3 60% 85.7 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 0.13 35% 49.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 172 156 158 162 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 268 Mixed 218 SusWrite 169 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.5 159% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 236 194% 278 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 464 Mixed 376 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 54.8 191% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 0GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 179 Write 177 Mixed 32 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free Firmware: 050B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 160 Write 134 Mixed 75.7 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 91%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 33 32 30 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 31.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 31.3 41% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x4GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 18.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 103%

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Gaming 89%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	250x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x

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: $773

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 $176	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