MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.3% 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	103% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 280 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 766 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 40.3 42% 52.9 fps	MRender 43.1 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 47.3 39% 47.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 162 388 170 140 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 476 Mixed 330 SusWrite 220 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 45.4 178% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 46.2 110% 229 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
Ssdpr-cl 100-240 240GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 156GB free Firmware: Q050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 139 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 447 Write 137 Mixed 160 SusWrite 139 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 16.9 105% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 14.5 38% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 87%
Ssdpr-cx 400-512 512GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 434GB free Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 182 97 98 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 343 Mixed 332 SusWrite 165 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.2 163% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 40.8 98% 202 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 94%
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 213GB free Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 467 466 471 471 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 485 Mixed 370 SusWrite 466 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.3 184% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 48.1 92% 188 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 112GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 108 Write 85.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 117 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 103%

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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