MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	190% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 13:46
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 278 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 720 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 143 Parallax 217 106% 163 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 94.5 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M8PeGN 256GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 632 614 587 606 592 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 882 Mixed 660 SusWrite 622 195% 876 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.9 206% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 629 511% 726 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 210%
SanDisk X300s SATA 512GB-$285 90 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 443GB free Firmware: X2210400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 381 390 398 410 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 401 Mixed 258 SusWrite 388 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 35.6 139% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 154 163% 269 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 98%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 233GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 385 394 406 420 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 447 Mixed 357 SusWrite 395 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 43.8 155% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 253 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 446GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 348 355 172 147 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 414 Write 378 Mixed 348 SusWrite 242 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 17.9 99% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 29.6 82% 173 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 76%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 623GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 821 101 99 105 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 1,441 Mixed 1,021 SusWrite 403 238% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 78.6 272% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 464 433% 660 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 255%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: STZSE015 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 463 471 463 466 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 463 Mixed 443 SusWrite 466 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.7 208% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 366 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB 5,131 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 210GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 251 248 248 249 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 441 Mixed 381 SusWrite 274 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 49 160% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 29.3 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 111%

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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: 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	12	10	75	23.5"	1280 720	VSCB931 VX2457

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,729 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

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