MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	101% 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	84.7% 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 (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 59.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 175 67% 119 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 372 41% 324 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 105% 131 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 117GB free Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 400 224 144 138 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65% Good	Read 436 Write 387 Mixed 348 SusWrite 239 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 17 73% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 29.3 83% 174 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 67%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 180 137 185 302 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 453 Write 88.5 Mixed 200 SusWrite 223 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 38.6 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 254 197% 274 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 667GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 199 203 206 196 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 95.5 Write 82.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 202 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 9.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 53%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	166x

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	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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