MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '23 at 16:04
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$70 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 196 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 341 44% 329 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 35.7 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 36.6 29% 37.2 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 20.1 25% 31.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 145 77 73 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 399 Write 242 Mixed 242 SusWrite 103 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 17.2 68% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 37.5 44% 77.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 55%
PC SN520 NVMe WDC 256GB 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 34GB free Firmware: 20200012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,064 Write 995 Mixed 938 223% 999 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 50.6 166% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 798 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 645 480% 643 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSEK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 10.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 87%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	771x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
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	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	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