MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	206% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 13:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 106 2-Core 216 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 423 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1627 526 543 508 509 352 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,098 Write 2,189 Mixed 1245 SusWrite 678 295% 1,303 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 75.7 255% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 724 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 938 705% 925 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 266%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 29GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 68 68 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 76.3 Write 66 Mixed 46 SusWrite 66.7 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 68%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB 8,167 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 218GB free Firmware: 1118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 96 96 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 112 Write 59.7 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 96.9 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 58%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 254GB free Firmware: 1118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 73 73 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 79.5 Write 49.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 75.3 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 24.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

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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	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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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