MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '22 at 09:08
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 664 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 33.6 24% 33.6 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 23.3 20% 25.4 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY256HDHP-000L2 256GB 1,991 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT21L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 102 114 118 127 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 288 SusWrite 133 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54.7 193% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 317 250% 347 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 4TB 2TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 145 148 147 146 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.5% Very poor	Read 169 Write 161 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 146 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1.07 MB/s

ST500DM002-1BD142 480GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 317GB free Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 276 207 208 219 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 445 Mixed 350 SusWrite 256 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 46.9 168% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 239 205% 299 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 464GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 106 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 104 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 31.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
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 $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	113x
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 $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 $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