MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170912
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 16:40
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 57.9 2-Core 74.9 47% 69.6 Pts	4-Core 127 8-Core 191 20% 159 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 91.5 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 82.2 75% 86.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 70.5 70% 87.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 331 324 320 341 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 442 Write 317 Mixed 274 SusWrite 326 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 20.9 77% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 156 118% 159 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 119GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 963 940 933 936 658 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 646 Write 1,411 Mixed 1,309 SusWrite 886 243% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 99.2 90% 138 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 442%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 247GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 65 27 64 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 81.1 Write 79.1 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 59.5 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 303GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 53 61 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 76.8 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 58.6 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 57%
Seagate ST4000VN006-3CW104 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 146GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 85 96 96 104 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 85.3 Write 91.1 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 94.9 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 109%
BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 1TB 776 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 804GB free, PID 01e7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 82 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 88.6 Write 89.2 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 85 106% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 0R 1G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	28%	29	210	58	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5ABB LG FULL HD

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Typical Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) Builds (Compare 2,244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	776x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	259x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	197x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	185x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $479

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16