MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


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 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 746 83% 655 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% 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: 457.51 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 189 Parallax 177 141% 180 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 178 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Afox 120GB 120GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4010-bh SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 57 47 41 45 40 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 396 Write 334 Mixed 303 SusWrite 62.7 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 32.5 115% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 33.1 79% 164 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 90%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 475GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 336 436 457 461 461 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 236 Write 368 Mixed 282 SusWrite 423 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 14.1 140% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 255 177% 222 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 447GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 137 138 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 139 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%
Lenovo USB Hard Drive 1TB 1,783 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 314GB free, PID 4533 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 61.8 Write 62.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 64.8 73% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 45%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 22.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 111%

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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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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	765x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	355x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16