MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 16:52
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 444 59% 442 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4877 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.33% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 9.96 Parallax 7.78 6% 8.47 fps	MRender 11.2 Gravity 7.17 Splatting 14.9 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.33% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 206 190 199 190 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 375 SusWrite 223 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.4 232% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 49 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 65 56% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 122%
SSDPR-S400U-120-80 120GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 50GB free Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 306 Write 104 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 83.4 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 27 4K Mixed 11.3 56% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.2 DQ Write 21.6 DQ Mixed 11.8 10% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 79%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 122GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 100 102 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 26.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 101 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 77%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 121GB free Firmware: FH100-05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 71 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 84 Write 88.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 70.2 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 56%

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 (53^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	757x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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