MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	209% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '23 at 12:33
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 651 68% 544 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 69.7 59% 72.7 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 67.4 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% 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% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s94 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 1029 1099 1108 387 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 1,061 Mixed 866 SusWrite 794 259% 1,169 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 48.2 193% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 393 340% 487 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 244%
Liteon CV8-8E256-11 SATA 256GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 188GB free Firmware: 10B SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 279 271 276 274 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 460 Mixed 433 SusWrite 274 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.9 208% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 129 161% 286 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 107%
VTP512GSSD1 512GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 477GB free Firmware: 916a SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 421 429 434 431 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 464 Mixed 408 SusWrite 419 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 40.4 157% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 156 131% 183 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 95%

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	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84.1% 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	72	60	60	31.5"	1920 1027	SAM0D35 C32F391

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	773x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	216x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	203x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16