MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 281 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 755 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.32% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 4.2 3% 4 fps	MRender 3.2 Gravity 4 Splatting 5 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,752 Write 1,331 Mixed 543 266% 1,209 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 45.2 201% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 1051 DQ Mixed 942 736% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 904GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 46 24 102 167 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 419 Write 291 Mixed 177 SusWrite 86.5 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 8.4 56% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 66.2 DQ Mixed 15.1 32% 65.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 58%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 7TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 35.1 Mixed 33 SusWrite 18.1 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.5 252% 3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 95%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 993GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 40 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 40.1 Write 39.9 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 39.5 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 105%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	5.84% Terrible	Read 19 Write 3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.6 8% 7.95 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.84% Great: 10%
WD My Book 1170 3TB 622 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1170 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 81.1 Write 82.7 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 73.8 100% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 505GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 32.3 Write 32.4 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 16.3 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 216% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 53%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 310GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 42 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 42.9 53% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2133C15-8GVR 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.1% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns

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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