MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 02:58
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 501 68% 508 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 114 Parallax 106 88% 110 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 100 81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 368 320 171 180 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 476 Mixed 386 SusWrite 258 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.9 158% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 328 250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 99%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 930GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 372 446 452 438 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 387 SusWrite 419 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 53.5 193% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 266 219% 315 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 120%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 178 179 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 172 Mixed 105 SusWrite 178 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 3TB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 174GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 81 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 102 Write 84.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 80.9 116% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 80%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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: $785

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