MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '23 at 00:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 218 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 547 58% 461 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76% Very good	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 100 Parallax 91.5 77% 95.4 fps	MRender 86.6 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 90.7 74% 90 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 162 52 51 52 50 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 425 Write 388 Mixed 369 SusWrite 82.4 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 39.7 134% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 247 204% 291 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 123 123 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 69.2 Write 63.3 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 123 55% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 141 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 140 Write 134 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 140 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1.5TB free, PID 1011 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 50.4 Write 39.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 41.2 56% 42 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 86%

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Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	765x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	354x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16