MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '22 at 11:42
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 258 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 763 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 200 Parallax 187 143% 188 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 187 Splatting 131 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 44GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 465 313 250 249 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 479 Mixed 392 SusWrite 329 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 43.1 162% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 327 248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 250 249 259 250 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 437 Write 236 Mixed 249 SusWrite 221 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 16.4 116% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 23.1 71% 150 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 74%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,993 Write 1,064 Mixed 606 267% 1,221 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 51.6 220% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 626 586% 914 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 638GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 151 153 152 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 152 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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