MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 122 2-Core 240 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 417 49% 381 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 102 Parallax 98.6 87% 103 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 90 Splatting 74.8 76% 95.8 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,782 Write 828 Mixed 674 239% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 40.6 100% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 906 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 783 586% 784 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 41GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 90 100 90 94 94 MB/s Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.9% Good	Read 250 Write 120 Mixed 179 SusWrite 94.2 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 31.5 140% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 93.2 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 96.6 76% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 122GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 62 62 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 96.5 Write 98.7 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 62.4 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 67%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

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 $184	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) $35	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