MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	77.3% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 11:42
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 569 74% 557 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 113 Parallax 130 102% 123 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 116 Splatting 106 98% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD720 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 124 119 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 419 Write 144 Mixed 191 SusWrite 122 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 40.5 150% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 142 110% 150 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%
Transcend SSD720 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 17GB free Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 125 127 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 410 Write 135 Mixed 195 SusWrite 126 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 40.4 150% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 147 113% 154 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 445GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 82 83 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 88.6 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 81.2 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 67%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 507GB free Firmware: 04.01G02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 47.4 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 56.4 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%
Sandisk SD8SNAT-128G-1006 128GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6GB free Firmware: Z2311006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 178 Mixed 173 203% 274 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 13.9 4,367% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 80.3 1,008% 141 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 103%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 2.4 3.7 4.4 4.3 4.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	8.87% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 3.7 10% 9.28 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.6 147% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.87% Great: 13%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 329GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 40 Write 39.7 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 40.2 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 16GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 85%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
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	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16