MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 00:20
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 259 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 667 71% 565 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 261 Parallax 294 231% 280 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 240 Splatting 176 193% 246 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 43 103 65 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 334 Write 190 Mixed 188 SusWrite 99.4 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 22.5 97% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 250 204% 293 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 426GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 466 474 453 475 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 471 Mixed 448 SusWrite 469 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 62.8 209% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 298 295 282 303 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 474 Mixed 386 SusWrite 316 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.2 205% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 401GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 120 123 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 20 SusWrite 120 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 225GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 157 158 160 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 126 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 157 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 331GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 94 99 93 98 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 102 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 97.6 130% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x4GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.2 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 25.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 2R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	17%	42	107	8	155	27"	2560 1440	DELD0E6 S2719DGF

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	97x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Total price: $784

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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