MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 22:35
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 779 86% 676 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 285 Parallax 176 139% 210 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Afox 120GB 120GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4010-bh SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 44 43 41 42 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 386 Write 73.2 Mixed 108 SusWrite 45.6 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 27.7 112% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 72.2 66% 104 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 90%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 475GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 455 459 457 458 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 489 Mixed 462 SusWrite 461 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 51.9 197% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 306 228% 302 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 464GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 138 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 134 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 138 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,938 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 26.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 111%

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

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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 $45Bench 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 $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