MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 715 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 205 Parallax 199 182% 209 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 985 987 995 993 989 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 2,047 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 1,041 378% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 72.4 256% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,584 DQ Write 1,259 DQ Mixed 1,399 1,053% 1,414 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 297%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 224GB free Firmware: 401020WD Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 498 Mixed 1.7 52% 250 MB/s	4K Read 123 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 187% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 180GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 312 310 313 367 343 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 241 Mixed 415 SusWrite 337 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.1 224% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 191 193 193 191 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 126 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 189 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 24.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 97%

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	773x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	258x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	197x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	184x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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