MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	158% 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	63.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 764 85% 667 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 213 Parallax 224 192% 224 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 150 Splatting 124 135% 172 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 45 32 29 35 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 371 Write 104 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 43.1 33% 154 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 23.2 132% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 34.8 65% 127 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 71%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 16GB free Firmware: UF2204RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 150 Write 327 Mixed 35.7 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 5.3 56% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 71.5 DQ Mixed 33 41% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 483GB free Firmware: CC92 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 109 112 107 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 97.2 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 106 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 29.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	23.5"	1280 720	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241C

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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 $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 $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 $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