MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$242 712,312 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 (10^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 189 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 622 57% 479 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.5% 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: 418.81 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.5% Good	Lighting 83.6 Reflection 94.2 Parallax 84.9 68% 87.5 fps	MRender 86.8 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 79.6 66% 81.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 61 62 54 82 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 479 Write 213 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 71.1 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 49.9 167% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 222 191% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 88GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 317 315 315 316 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 466 Mixed 391 SusWrite 332 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.7 201% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 153 Write 140 Mixed 32.7 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 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 147 Write 120 Mixed 66.2 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 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: 34 30 31 0.9 0 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 30 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 20.6 38% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% 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 (16^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 103%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	96x
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: $785

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) $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