MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	87.7% 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

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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '21 at 12:32
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 243 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 481 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 184 Parallax 174 137% 175 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 173 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 157 78 104 85 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 409 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 127 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 41.8 154% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 133 143% 238 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 40GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 42 Write 38.7 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 36.9 28% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 574GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 96 97 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 54.9 Write 53.1 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 96.1 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.1 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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