MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 863 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 1124 70% 1124 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 30.1 20% 26.1 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 24.9 23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 209 205 196 191 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,733 Write 1,181 Mixed 509 SusWrite 244 202% 917 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 54.5 211% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 757 569% 739 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 236%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 555GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 103 SusWrite 53.8 69% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 502GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 89 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 84 Write 76.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 88.6 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 930GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 111 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 112 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.6 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 91%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	769x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	195x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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