MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 08:01
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 795 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 213 Parallax 222 184% 220 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 133 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 180 106 79 124 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 474 Write 394 Mixed 322 SusWrite 130 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44.1 170% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 184 151% 220 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 88%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 513GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 368 407 404 401 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 376 SusWrite 374 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56 200% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 258 219% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 633GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 176 177 177 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 102 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 5,257 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 32.9 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 34.2 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 120%

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

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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 $40Bench 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 $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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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