MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '17 at 11:48
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 759 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 16725396 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 -90941637516433 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 504 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 197 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 44 81607262236 (C2) HDA temperature 28 44 81607262236 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16725396 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16725396 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16725396 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18960 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10434 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10434 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4923 (F4) Unknown 95 95 10092698	57.2% Above average	Read 428 Write 107 Mixed 149 49% 228 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 13.6 103% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 71.3 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 23.2 36% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 73%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 6GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 322 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 58 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 216 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131076 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 71 66 146030526493 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 298 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 288 (F2) Unknown 100 100 244 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 4 (F6) Unknown 100 100 77728	96.2% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 423 Mixed 455 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 14 121% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 14 101% 234 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 300GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 130 129 4458 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1683 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7384 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 464 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 167 167 100298 (C2) HDA temperature 115 100 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.6% Good	Read 136 Write 99.9 Mixed 128 92% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 95%

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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 $241Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $640

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