MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	96.6% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 00:08
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 256 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 718 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 73 Parallax 63.9 58% 69.3 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 66.3 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF031C SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 200 176 146 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 470 Mixed 403 SusWrite 184 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 46.5 169% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 237 198% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 95%
Intel 510 Series 250GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 63GB free Firmware: PWG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 309 309 311 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 422 Write 315 Mixed 272 SusWrite 310 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 24.3 87% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 78.9 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 52.2 42% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB 1,118 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 27.3 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 117%

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

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	81x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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