MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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.
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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 07:38
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 808 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 132 Parallax 133 119% 137 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 134 Splatting 105 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,418 Write 1,136 Mixed 1,282 354% 1,612 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 82.9 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,319 DQ Mixed 1,003 798% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 301GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 287 335 294 337 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 160 Write 98.9 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 309 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 20.7 4K Mixed 10.4 43% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 11.7 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 13.3 10% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 154GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 70 72 72 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 79.5 Write 71.6 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 70.9 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 99 100 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 173 Write 150 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 98.9 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 25.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 104%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
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 $94Bench 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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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