MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.9% 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	231% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 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	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 566 77% 575 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1308 MHz, MLim: 1564 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.9% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 58.9 37% 48.8 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 44.3 43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 560 601 376 261 238 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,999 Write 1,515 Mixed 628 SusWrite 379 250% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 61.9 246% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,083 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 745 684% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 411GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 399 230 229 207 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 1,053 Write 415 Mixed 273 SusWrite 272 110% 503 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 15.8 76% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 53.8 78% 143 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 182%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 452GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 65 65 64 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 140 Write 80.5 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 64.8 70% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,012 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 31.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	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: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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