MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 08:20
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	33%

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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 i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 186 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 347 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 71.6 58% 72.3 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 56 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 128GB 2,222 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 83 128 80 100 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 300 Write 198 Mixed 157 SusWrite 91.9 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 28.9 96% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 154 136% 198 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 92%
Seagate ST1000DX001-SSHD-8GB 1TB 7,180 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 814GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 220 217 220 220 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 219 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 218 119% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 391% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 53%

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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 $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