MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	117% 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	87.6% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '23 at 16:47
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$62 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 222 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 404 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$293 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 4107) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 109 Parallax 161 126% 142 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 126 Splatting 103 113% 144 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$69 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 242 237 229 235 233 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 493 Write 245 Mixed 257 SusWrite 233 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 35.5 128% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 230 195% 288 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 95GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 117 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 174 Write 168 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 117 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX2800D464L16S/8G 2x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.8% Poor	MC Read 14 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 6.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 106%

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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	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B08 LG Ultra HD

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	770x
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	228x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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