MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.7% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 00:50
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$123 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 112 2-Core 230 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 444 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% XFX(1682 3100) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 19.5 18% 19.1 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 20 14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,114 Write 1676 Mixed 709 261% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 64.5 248% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1389 DQ Write 1,424 DQ Mixed 1,302 1,008% 1,372 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 210GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 38GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 5.6 5.4 4.8 5 9.6 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 134 Write 96 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 6 48% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 94%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 216GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 104 106 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 105 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 104 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 82%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 215GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 135GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 5 5.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	7.56% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 7.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 5.4 8% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.56% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	250x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	98x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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