MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	162% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 12:12
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 440 58% 435 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 71.9 62% 75.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 69.5 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WD Blue SN570 500GB 409 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 270 328 357 281 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,637 Write 1,698 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 384 264% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 47.9 165% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 542 387% 500 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 283%
Nvme KINGSTON SNV2S500G 500GB 313 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 466GB free Firmware: SBI02102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1547 1530 1519 1524 1518 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,741 Write 1,496 Mixed 1,131 SusWrite 1513 330% 1,470 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 34.6 143% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 462 DQ Mixed 652 477% 630 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 342%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 438GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 191 188 192 192 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 102 Write 95.3 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 188 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 114 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 101 Write 107 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 114 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 66%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 25GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 87 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 156 Write 76.6 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 85.7 118% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 46%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,140 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 85GB free, PID a00a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 63.1 Write 65.6 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 74.8 79% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	27"	1280 720	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	250x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	97x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16