MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	34.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '22 at 22:28
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	93%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 75.6 1-Core 92 2-Core 205 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 296 47% 336 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 111 Parallax 128 102% 122 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 113 Splatting 103 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 116 104 101 100 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 407 Mixed 220 SusWrite 114 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 48.1 163% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 329 255% 350 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 376GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 386 412 426 369 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 420 Write 391 Mixed 237 SusWrite 391 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 35.7 104% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 209 196% 304 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 118%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 151GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 394 423 438 419 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 448 Mixed 222 SusWrite 407 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 43.3 142% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 258 219% 321 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 401GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 100 106 111 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.8 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 104 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.7% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 18.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 68%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	84x
Core i5-7500Intel $62Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	31x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $30Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16