MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 396 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 315GB 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 158 33 117 100 136 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.7% Good	Read 100 Write 176 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 120 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.1 265% 2.6 MB/s

hp v125w 8GB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 3307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 7.3 7.2 6 7.2 7.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 6.9 10% 9.58 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 45%

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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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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $773

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