MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% 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	104% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 14:52
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 288 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 822 81% 661 Pts	64-Core 833 52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.41 7% 9.57 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.37 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.01% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 195 Parallax 232 159% 207 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 202 Splatting 127 149% 190 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 184 178 178 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 454 Mixed 331 SusWrite 194 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 55.2 196% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 255 192% 258 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 385GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 425 429 434 434 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 421 Mixed 331 SusWrite 428 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 47.3 167% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 208 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 247GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 450 305 248 249 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 244 Mixed 212 SusWrite 322 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 42.7 155% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 203 144% 179 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 456 324 325 324 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 470 Mixed 411 SusWrite 365 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.1 234% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 271 194% 245 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 180 178 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 116 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 179 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 25.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $640

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 $179	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