MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.3% 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	102% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 10:58
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 777 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 113 Parallax 94.2 89% 105 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 93 78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 3.6 292 310 215 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 494 Mixed 312 SusWrite 265 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.3 164% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 68.4 130% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 453GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 2208 2201 2199 2211 2178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2,192 Mixed 1406 SusWrite 2,201 473% 2,111 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 86.5 304% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1470 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,399 1,038% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 393%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 975GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 99 95 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 90 Mixed 89 SusWrite 98.9 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 67%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 27GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 107 99 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 103 124% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 2x8GB 3,888 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 86%

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

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $641

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 $182	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) $30	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