MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 16:23
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 581 78% 584 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 116 Parallax 133 106% 127 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 120 Splatting 106 108% 137 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD720 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 100 106 126 129 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 332 Write 61.7 Mixed 175 SusWrite 114 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 31.7 134% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 137 99% 126 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 82%
Transcend SSD720 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 118GB free Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 122 126 128 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 401 Write 134 Mixed 198 SusWrite 125 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40.7 162% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 151 114% 153 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 992GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 63 60 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 82.3 Write 79 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 62.3 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 95% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 67%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 779GB free Firmware: 04.01G02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 91 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 107 Write 101 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 92.4 72% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 63%
Sandisk SD8SNAT-128G-1006 128GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 118GB free Firmware: Z2311006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 176 179 174 169 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 16GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 0R 0G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	36%	33	315	273	60	21.5"	1920 1080	SAM0B3F S22D300

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,732 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	763x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	166x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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