MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	107% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 20:18
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 140 2-Core 253 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 706 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 151 Parallax 150 129% 153 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 520GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 466 319 206 162 183 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 470 Mixed 329 SusWrite 298 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 51.5 191% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 176 144% 212 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 352GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 112 116 117 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 111 Write 84 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 116 21% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 3% 1.03 MB/s

SM2246AA-5 507GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 186GB free Firmware: O1225L SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 434 430 438 434 437 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 439 Mixed 348 SusWrite 433 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50.9 176% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 203 174% 256 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 796GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 56 58 55 58 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 38 Write 29.7 Mixed 15 SusWrite 54.9 25% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 75%
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 434GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 86 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 86 Write 85.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 84.7 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000524AS 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 700GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 115 115 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 77 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 931GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 39 Write 40.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41.3 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%
ST2000LM 003 HN-M201R 2TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 787GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 48 52 51 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 40 Write 43.2 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 51.9 56% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 55%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 56GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 56 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 66 Write 67.7 Mixed 43 SusWrite 56.3 78% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% 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	70.2% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 71%

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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 $295	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