MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	299% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 17:38
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 227 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 672 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 65.3 55% 68.3 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 63.5 54% 66 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 71 52 75 52 75 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.6% Below average	Read 239 Write 217 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 86.4 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 9.3 50% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 76.2 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 2.4 14% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 82%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1010 1005 1016 1004 1004 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,967 Write 1840 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,026 378% 1,683 MB/s	4K Read 74.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 101 330% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,212 911% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 410%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 181 174 181 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 92.9 Write 155 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 180 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 76 Write 76.9 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 79.8 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 61%
General UDisk 16GB 4,718 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 10 11 10 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 11.2 Mixed 5 SusWrite 11.2 14% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GE2400C14K4 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3333, 3333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 33.5 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $640

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16