MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '19 at 21:31
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 782 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 372D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 156 Parallax 165 133% 161 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 144 Splatting 104 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2519 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,649 486% 2,183 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 89.9 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 1,348 1,017% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 15GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 223 232 222 228 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 202 Mixed 158 SusWrite 204 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 25.2 134% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 58.1 102% 205 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 278GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 132 132 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 113 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 132 72% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 303GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 159 158 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 155 Mixed 102 SusWrite 158 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $641

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) $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