MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	292% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 14:55
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 226 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 555 60% 475 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gainward(10B0 F297) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	292% Outstanding	Lighting 395 Reflection 579 Parallax 824 322% 600 fps	MRender 538 Gravity 575 Splatting 309 371% 474 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 735 Write 122 Mixed 198 75% 351 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 29.7 110% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 181 133% 176 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 220GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 218 221 219 220 220 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 434 Write 436 Mixed 328 SusWrite 241 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 38.6 133% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 262 221% 324 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 105%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 86GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 170 122 144 143 148 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 301 Write 247 Mixed 270 SusWrite 146 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 31.1 112% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 196 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 254GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1836 1657 1848 1920 1891 1695 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,736 Write 1,900 Mixed 1,759 SusWrite 1,808 407% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 59.9 195% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 832 619% 826 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $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 $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