MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.8% 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	80.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '22 at 12:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-7700K-$289 634,862 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 760 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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	50.8% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 60.3 52% 64.4 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 52.9 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% 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: 316 95 95 93 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 373 Write 261 Mixed 345 SusWrite 131 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 36.2 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 192 177% 270 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 256GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1620 1647 1658 1674 1660 1677 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 562 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 1656 264% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 85.2 284% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 351 424% 729 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 189GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 158 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 155 Write 143 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 111%

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

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	725x
Core i5-7600KIntel $140Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	324x
Core i7-7700Intel $185Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	204x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	201x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	185x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	107x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	33x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16