MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	281% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 04:26
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 788 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2087 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 126 Parallax 132 111% 132 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 90% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 702 693 682 678 673 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2388 Write 2,215 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 755 374% 1675 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87.4 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,094 822% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 372%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 104 104 103 89 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 234 Write 148 Mixed 199 SusWrite 97.1 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 43.5 164% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 119 90% 120 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 73%
Samsung SATA SSD 128GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 119GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 240 218 212 224 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 446 Write 210 Mixed 272 SusWrite 224 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 21.6 106% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 148 122% 181 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 884GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 167 170 168 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 162 Mixed 104 SusWrite 167 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 29.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 33.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $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 $300	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