MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.1% 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	201% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '23 at 16:31
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 247 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 404 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 69.7 58% 72.5 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 73 Splatting 69.4 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s94 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 1025 1060 864 385 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 966 Mixed 852 SusWrite 741 244% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 43.9 190% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 403 345% 492 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 244%
Liteon CV8-8E256-11 SATA 256GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 189GB free Firmware: 10B SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 268 265 274 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 425 Mixed 414 SusWrite 275 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.6 194% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 128 161% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%
VTP512GSSD1 512GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 477GB free Firmware: 916a SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 423 410 428 427 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 449 Mixed 405 SusWrite 409 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 37.6 145% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 89.3 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 157 129% 177 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 95%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 134GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.2% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 41 Mixed 33 SusWrite 41.3 8% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 8.6 30% 8.97 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 20.7 DQ Mixed 22.1 16% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD48G240082 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Kingston KHX2666C16/8G Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 87.1% 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: 0P 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%	0	44	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0D35 C32F391

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $631

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16