MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	107% 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 ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '18 at 04:35
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 839 80% 664 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2797 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 164 Parallax 155 124% 157 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 149 Splatting 120 108% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 48GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 318 317 317 296 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 332 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 68.3 239% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 226 230 231 228 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 463 Mixed 444 SusWrite 246 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 51.7 194% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 220 178% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 360GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 116 115 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 113 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 96%

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

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	96x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $784

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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