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MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 20:50
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$80 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 253 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 505 68% 510 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	3.95% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 8.5 6% 7.63 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.95% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 279 287 287 284 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 392 Mixed 229 SusWrite 285 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 49 173% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 209 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 93.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 91.6 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	1	0	60	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G5

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Typical H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 423 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $179Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	89x
Core i7-7700KIntel $166Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	86x
Core i5-7500Intel $70Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	64x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $30Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $35Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $400