MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.7% 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	196% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 20:35
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$169 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 704 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.7% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 68.8 55% 70.7 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 68.4 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 511 239 226 216 208 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 2,033 Write 1,295 Mixed 590 SusWrite 268 230% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 51.8 201% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 708 564% 789 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 236%
Toshiba MK7559GSXF 750GB 1,514 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 323GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 35.9 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 38.1 26% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 58%
WD WD10EZEX-08RKKA0 2TB 187GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 103 100 102 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 178 Write 185 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 102 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.23 MB/s

Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 348GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 127 126 120 126 127 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 184 Write 180 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 124 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 726GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 182 183 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 179 Mixed 110 SusWrite 181 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 30.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	773x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	604x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	258x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	197x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	184x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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