MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.3% 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	31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 07:59
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 239 74% 137 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 321 50% 359 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.3% Average	Lighting 57.5 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 0.3 47% 39.1 fps	MRender 43.3 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 47.8 39% 48 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
V7 SSD 512GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 134 201 5.7 61 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 466 Write 378 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 74.3 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 7.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 500GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 57 67 64 62 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 13.7 Write 31.2 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 59.6 22% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 27% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 57%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 931GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 149 148 155 155 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 160 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 152 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 98%
Hitachi HUS726060ALA640 6TB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3.5TB free Firmware: AHGNT1ES SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 118 127 131 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 124 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 382GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.5 9.8 8.8 9 8.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 9.4 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 9.3 13% 9.43 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4W.M8FE 2x8GB 1,352 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
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	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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