MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.2% 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	80.7% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 215 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 688 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8627) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 32.4 Reflection 26 Parallax 31 26% 29.8 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 30.3 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJF180A5L 180GB 327 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: LTVi SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 170 169 175 179 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 335 Write 155 Mixed 232 SusWrite 170 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 38.5 154% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 138 126% 195 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 82%
Sandisk SD7SB3Q128G 128GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 85GB free Firmware: X2180000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 318 329 313 315 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 336 Mixed 232 SusWrite 315 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.1 160% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 146 154% 253 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 163GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 299 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 489 Write 295 Mixed 311 SusWrite 157 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 31.7 136% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 165 150% 224 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 94%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 723GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 113 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 114 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 423GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 123 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 146 Write 139 Mixed 103 SusWrite 122 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 84%
BUFFALO HD-LXU3 3TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 333GB free, PID 01f7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 196 194 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 154 Write 146 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 194 178% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR2133D464L15S/8G 2x8GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 80%

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

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	356x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16