MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


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 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 15:01
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 719 70% 577 Pts	64-Core 720 44% 720 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 212 Parallax 209 160% 205 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 195 Splatting 137 152% 193 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 461 432 455 456 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 434 SusWrite 453 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 61.5 205% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5GB free Firmware: 504ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 423 Write 152 Mixed 193 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 22.1 85% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 73.5 64% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 90%
G-drive USB 6TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4.5TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 40 Write 40.8 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 42 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.8 332% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 23GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 154 130 149 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 175 Mixed 85 SusWrite 141 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 23GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 142 Write 107 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 81.5 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 105%
WD easystore 2625 4TB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 2625 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 56.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 57 79% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 124% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 65%
LaCie 2big RAID 16TB 12.5TB free, PID 10bf Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 451 448 452 453 448 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	217% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 441 Mixed 193 SusWrite 448 510% 384 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 2.7 702% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 11.4 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 3.2 791% 11.1 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.7 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
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	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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