MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	129% 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	290% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 17:35
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$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 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 301 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 890 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 902 56% 902 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 197 Parallax 177 146% 185 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 129 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 427 427 423 418 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,615 Write 2,290 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 467 392% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 95.9 331% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 1,431 DQ Mixed 1,173 901% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 190GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 279 278 278 278 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 309 Mixed 397 SusWrite 299 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.3 225% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 234 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 100GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,635 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,704 489% 2,201 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 93.8 324% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 1,532 DQ Mixed 1,155 906% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 871GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 171 Mixed 105 SusWrite 172 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 30.2 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

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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	759x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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