MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 09:22
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 821 90% 710 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 115 Parallax 107 90% 111 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 102 Splatting 104 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 88 83 123 128 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 396 Write 128 Mixed 199 SusWrite 115 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.7 177% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 179 123% 149 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 36GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 137 149 137 137 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 334 Write 218 Mixed 253 SusWrite 145 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 43.1 170% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 172 129% 169 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 41GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,047 Write 1,501 Mixed 715 313% 1421 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 57.6 239% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,049 DQ Write 1,205 DQ Mixed 732 661% 995 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 101GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 298 298 297 296 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 495 Mixed 467 SusWrite 325 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.6 229% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 126%
Seagate ST3320620AS 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 196GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 153 155 156 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 154 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 38GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 91 90 100 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 95 Write 93 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 95.2 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 647GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 103 106 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 105 Write 97.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 105 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 110%

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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