MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	60.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 403 49% 376 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6171) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 86 Reflection 93.7 Parallax 83.3 70% 87.7 fps	Gravity 82.7 Splatting 80.8 72% 81.7 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR480GB-7-A 480GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 13114443 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 31980326486016 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 29 45 12887851037 (C2) HDA temperature 29 45 12887851037 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 13114443 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 13114443 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 13114443 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 55834574849 (E9) Unknown 0 0 89 (EA) Unknown 0 0 107 (F1) Unknown 0 0 107 (F2) Unknown 0 0 11	60.9% Good	Read 503 Write 252 Mixed 271 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 15.9 63% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 43.6 58% 108 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 499GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 166301088 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1916 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 80660984 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4081 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1538 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295294986 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 73 53 454230043 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 479 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9954 (C2) HDA temperature 27 47 42949672987 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 101833674592515 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30064700563 (F2) Unknown 100 253 50675292404	80.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 133 Mixed 126 102% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 5.42 4K Mixed 0.59 188% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA MK5075GSX 500GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 342GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 82.2 Write 82.5 Mixed 61.8 96% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.25 68% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 95%

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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	81x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	11x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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