MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.9% 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	172% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '17 at 12:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 724 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 75 Parallax 67.1 62% 72.6 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 68 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 617 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 126 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 469 (AD) Unknown 100 100 589870 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 47 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1990	95.5% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 460 Mixed 483 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.4 120% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 58.4 107% 209 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 102%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,754 Write 589 Mixed 714 222% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 40.3 166% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 469 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 125 154% 278 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 215%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 150 Mixed 134 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.32 114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 80%

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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