MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '21 at 17:59
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (49^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)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 271 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 740 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 84A1) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 39 Parallax 52.6 34% 44.3 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 50.8 Splatting 40.4 39% 48.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 268 287 276 269 302 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 314 Mixed 258 SusWrite 282 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 32.6 123% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 184 152% 223 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 98%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 186GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 132 49 48 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 375 Write 120 Mixed 264 SusWrite 88.3 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 32 124% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 68.8 DQ Mixed 130 103% 149 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 102%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 256GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 132GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 131 49 48 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 454 Write 377 Mixed 294 SusWrite 88.3 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 30.6 119% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 127 104% 156 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 102%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 206GB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 56 54 55 56 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 63.2 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 55.9 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 308GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 103 102 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 101 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30BESB.16FD 2x16GB 1,539 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 105%

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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	10	8	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ78E6 GW2780

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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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	226x
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	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16