MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.1% 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	108% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180809
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 12:48
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 271 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 734 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 100 Parallax 63.3 51% 75.5 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 55.1 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 183 174 171 170 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 331 SusWrite 202 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.9 195% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 249 208% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 326GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 108 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 180 Write 178 Mixed 107 SusWrite 108 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 265GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 104 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 18.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 111%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	97x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $784

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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