MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26% 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	99.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171121
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 565 73% 552 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 111 Parallax 93.5 0% 68.2 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 92.2 76% 93.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 200 196 194 196 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 320 Mixed 286 SusWrite 199 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.3 171% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 264 218% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%
Asmt ASM105x 500GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 211 212 188 207 216 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 390 Write 216 Mixed 266 SusWrite 208 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 13.4 56% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 19.5 28% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 831GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 190 188 187 195 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 194 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 191 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 124 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 85.3 Mixed 64 SusWrite 124 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GB 1,887 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 94%

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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 $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