MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.6% 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	230% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 19:08
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 441 60% 444 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.8% 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: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.6% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 48.6 Parallax 59.1 35% 50.2 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 48 43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 37.6% 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% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 591 311 310 310 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,049 Write 1,509 Mixed 618 SusWrite 449 255% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 59.2 228% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 664 631% 982 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 411GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 358 225 172 204 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 1,009 Write 598 Mixed 268 SusWrite 257 117% 533 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 14.1 67% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 51.9 77% 143 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 182%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 452GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 65 65 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 153 Write 70.7 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 64.8 71% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.5% 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 @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 25.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 111%

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

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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 $31Bench 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 $295	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