MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	210% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 23:47
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 240 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 732 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 180 Parallax 168 154% 179 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 143 Splatting 121 121% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 192 180 183 178 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,078 Write 1,254 Mixed 570 SusWrite 236 227% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 56.1 230% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 714 604% 884 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 1TB free Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1842 1248 1160 1189 1166 1168 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,333 Write 1,945 Mixed 160 SusWrite 1,296 318% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 62.4 226% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 220 213% 354 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 379%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 194 195 190 201 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 191 Mixed 100 SusWrite 197 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1 295% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 208 205 210 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 199 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 208 107% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 145 146 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 80 SusWrite 146 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 4R 8G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	29%	70	293	218	60	29.7"	2560 1600	HWP3099 HP Z30i

History: Score 29: 3R 3G 5B | Score 52: 4R 8G 8B

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	81x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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