MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	62.7% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 01:35
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 77.7 2-Core 254 76% 140 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 440 47% 376 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2377) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 88.7 58% 76.5 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 57.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 242 269 285 179 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 374 Write 383 Mixed 303 SusWrite 222 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 19.3 105% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 45 42% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 349GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 79 76 81 73 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 117 Write 79.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 74.7 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 266GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 12 19 27 31 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.74% Terrible	Read 8.2 Write 52.7 Mixed 21 SusWrite 25.4 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 9.74% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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