MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.7% 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	192% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 03:49
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 97.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 175 81% 133 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 395 48% 366 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85C6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 37.4 32% 36 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 36.3 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 817 812 798 798 799 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1051 Write 1,050 Mixed 932 SusWrite 817 217% 962 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.7 176% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,185 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 1,013 764% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 340%
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB 13,649 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 195GB free Firmware: 003056RR SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 120 117 126 117 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 324 Write 200 Mixed 189 SusWrite 140 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 22.3 93% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 57.3 DQ Mixed 80.5 70% 107 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 89%
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 4,240 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 195 194 193 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 350 Write 194 Mixed 180 SusWrite 194 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 24.6 100% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 134 128% 204 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 89%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 346GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 106 108 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 96 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 108 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 607GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 125 125 124 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 123 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ04ABD200 2TB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 239GB free Firmware: JT00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 76 76 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 91.2 Write 80 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 76.4 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 182% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 80%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 8.9 8.3 8.1 9.7 8.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 80.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 9.6 47% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.3 63% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2OZ 4x8GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 39.7 122% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	96x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $793

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