MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.1% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration	449 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 842 86% 698 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1998 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 67.8 62% 73.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 72.6 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 10980 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 710 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1563672908070 (A6) Unknown 100 100 75 (A7) Unknown 100 100 14 (A8) Unknown 100 100 135 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 100 (AE) Unknown 100 100 110 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 46 197569740840 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6623175119872 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 11660 (EA) Unknown 100 100 23157 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13987 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15074 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	88.1% Excellent	Read 452 Write 334 Mixed 313 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 22.4 130% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 49.9 95% 191 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 93%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 11 (03) Spinup time 186 162 5666 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6550 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 47 47 38792 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2773 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 438 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 50 50 451442 (C2) HDA temperature 123 99 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 7	64.3% Good	Read 127 Write 97.1 Mixed 86.1 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.23 73% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 671GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 123 108 6808 (04) Start/Stop count 80 80 20575 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39623 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2965 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 500 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 58 58 428937 (C2) HDA temperature 114 95 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.6% Average	Read 55.3 Write 99.8 Mixed 95.5 64% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 59%
Generic External 500GB 1,039 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 147GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 41.5 Mixed 15.1 39% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.18 53% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 21%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 20GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 124 Write 10.5 Mixed 15.7 41% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.004 44% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 22%
Intenso Alu Line 8GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 5.47 Mixed 2.98 8% 8.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.34 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.005 16% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 23.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 27.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 97%

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Desktop 90%

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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 $109Bench 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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $784

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 $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