MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	64.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 13:52
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 553 73% 547 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 1915 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 92 94 87 94 MB/s Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.1% Good	Read 226 Write 103 Mixed 176 SusWrite 92 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 39.3 145% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 87.3 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 98.2 77% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 75%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 30GB free Firmware: M0CR060 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,986 Write 5,561 Mixed 6,837 1,510% 6,794 MB/s	4K Read 508 4K Write 384 4K Mixed 416 1,506% 436 MB/s	DQ Read 1,575 DQ Write 1266 DQ Mixed 1,367 1,038% 1,403 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 100GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 89 92 92 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 113 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 91.6 60% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 108%
USB 500GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 212GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 109 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 63 65 65 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 112 Write 97.7 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 63 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 67GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 95 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 73 SusWrite 95.7 71% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 103%

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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	766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	355x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	227x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16