MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	278% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 891 94% 752 Pts	64-Core 893 55% 893 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2274 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 159 Parallax 148 113% 148 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 139 Splatting 119 101% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,809 Write 1,142 Mixed 1,319 384% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 41.9 244% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 503 DQ Mixed 41.2 171% 384 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4419 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 647 (64) Unknown 100 100 2944352 (65) Unknown 100 100 385024 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 91 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 95 95 1736 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 697 (B7) Unknown 98 98 17 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 154619871260 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 3 (E7) Temperature 95 95 5 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5386 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2041 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4390 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4964 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 3	61.8% Good	Read 498 Write 201 Mixed 228 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 10.8 95% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 24.2 29% 47.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 926GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 78 63 68745317 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13968318 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1420 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 495 (B7) Unknown 96 96 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 522059807 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 528 (C2) HDA temperature 31 13 55834574879 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 1 68745317 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 81320910783871 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11025197209 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8856340687	93.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 160 Mixed 119 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.31 106% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 26.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 97%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	757x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	352x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	224x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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