MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.5% 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	56.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '24 at 03:09
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 432 58% 432 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.5% Below average	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 41.7 27% 48.7 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 25.5 41% 53.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 82 42 42 44 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 417 Write 270 Mixed 274 SusWrite 48.8 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 31 104% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 77.4 DQ Mixed 57.4 55% 89 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 100%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 894GB free Firmware: S3402101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 397 402 428 433 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 446 Write 343 Mixed 361 SusWrite 399 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 22.1 104% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 99.9 120% 204 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 59 60 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 59 Write 56.2 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 59.5 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2400 2x8GB 1,214 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 87%

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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	69	56	60	24"	1280 720	ACI2494 VE248

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	83x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	63x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16