MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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	106% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 709 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3071) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 78 54% 67.1 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 72.9 53% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 380 358 103 68 66 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 484 Mixed 340 SusWrite 227 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 52.9 201% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 180 147% 215 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 452GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 126 126 125 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 154 Write 124 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 124 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1.03 MB/s

SM2246AA-5 507GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 161GB free Firmware: O1225L SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 363 389 400 402 404 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 412 Mixed 332 SusWrite 388 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.6 159% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 202 173% 253 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 92GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 94 103 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 81.2 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 99.7 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 75%
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 435GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 87 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 84.7 Write 78.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 85.1 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000524AS 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 160 162 161 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 161 Write 140 Mixed 91 SusWrite 160 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 60GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 57.5 Write 59.2 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 54.3 71% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT16G4DFD824A.M16FD 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 029E CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

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Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16