MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.2% 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	85.5% 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

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '22 at 12:12
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$280 634,862 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 745 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 61.8 52% 65.2 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 54.1 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-512 512GB 4,680 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 187 94 95 95 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 430 Write 240 Mixed 334 SusWrite 158 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 36.9 147% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 204 183% 275 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 96%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 256GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1614 1646 1636 954 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,646 Write 1,659 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 1,307 330% 1,469 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 82.3 295% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 349 423% 729 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 189GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 157 160 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 145 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 158 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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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 $280Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	703x
Core i5-7600KIntel $156Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	306x
Core i7-7700Intel $205Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	134x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	187x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	186x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	180x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	32x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $135	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $54	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16