MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 09:20
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 250 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 772 72% 601 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 60.7 58% 67.5 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 72.6 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 306 273 395 205 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 309 Mixed 370 SusWrite 330 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 47.6 186% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 194 179% 274 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
Ssdpr-cl 100-240 240GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 164GB free Firmware: Q050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 356 361 364 359 352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 484 Write 377 Mixed 321 SusWrite 355 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 17.3 126% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 24.6 62% 128 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 222GB free Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 459 463 454 469 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 480 Mixed 366 SusWrite 455 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 46.5 184% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 196 187% 291 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 111%
Spcc Solid 120GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 83GB free Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 478 Mixed 375 SusWrite 119 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.6 166% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 179 175% 275 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 98%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 72 72 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 71.5 Write 72 Mixed 31 SusWrite 72.1 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 43%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 226GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 119 137 140 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 129 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 20.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 103%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	765x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	354x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16