MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.9% 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	113% 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 280 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 782 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Nvidia(10DE 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 391.74 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Lighting 51.5 Reflection 51.3 Parallax 39.8 42% 47.5 fps	MRender 51.6 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 58.5 45% 54.3 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 449 452 427 192 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 478 Mixed 371 SusWrite 377 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47.4 180% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 193 183% 284 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
Ssdpr-cl 100-240 240GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 162GB free Firmware: Q050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 408 422 435 417 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 468 Write 376 Mixed 332 SusWrite 398 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 16.4 124% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 26.2 63% 129 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%
Irp-ssdp R-S25B-240 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 214GB free Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 464 468 469 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 487 Mixed 365 SusWrite 449 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 48.5 187% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 198 188% 291 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 111%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 64 71 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 71.8 Write 69 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 70.2 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 43%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 203GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 128 126 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 113 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 128 68% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% 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 (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 103%

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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	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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