MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 16:54
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 463 62% 465 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 182 Parallax 173 136% 174 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 173 Splatting 122 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 481 Write 378 Mixed 115 71% 325 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 31.8 118% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 131 138% 230 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 49GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 46 46 47 46 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 52 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 46 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 371GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 119 119 118 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 69.1 Mixed 62 SusWrite 118 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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 43: 6R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	54%	28	280	210	144	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI1462 Optix MAG24C

History: Score 27: 3R 3G 3B | Score 43: 6R 2G 7B

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,736 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	354x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	200x

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 $48Bench 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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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16