MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	263% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 14:37
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 884 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 883 55% 883 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3716) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 244 Parallax 248 200% 246 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 234 Splatting 146 167% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1726 933 595 596 595 593 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,741 Mixed 775 SusWrite 840 298% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 64.5 257% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 896 762% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 232GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 311 312 312 312 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,047 Write 1,392 Mixed 730 SusWrite 487 257% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 61.2 272% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 760 687% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 111GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 143 155 152 132 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 323 Write 212 Mixed 242 SusWrite 148 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 40.6 167% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 172 136% 186 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 179 178 177 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 166 Mixed 106 SusWrite 178 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

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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 $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