MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 04 '19 at 05:21
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 754 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 232 Parallax 254 186% 238 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 220 Splatting 140 162% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.57% Terrible	Lighting 7.9 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 7.91 6% 9.04 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 15.5 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.57% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 135 106 96 102 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 482 Write 409 Mixed 254 SusWrite 147 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 25.9 108% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 61.3 DQ Mixed 81.4 70% 106 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 233GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 206 189 189 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 292 Mixed 298 SusWrite 210 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52 190% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 240 198% 287 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 146 152 153 143 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 171 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 147 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 0830 500GB 1,616 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 456GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 107 105 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 105 134% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns

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

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Typical H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	80x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $26Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	10x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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