MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	257% 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 (13%). 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 16:01
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 842 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 210 Parallax 231 162% 213 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 211 Splatting 137 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 768 630 629 629 631 628 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 1,773 Mixed 864 SusWrite 652 295% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 67 267% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,059 851% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 254%
Goodram C40 240GB 479 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 161GB free Firmware: S8FM07.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 302 302 302 284 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 501 Write 300 Mixed 234 SusWrite 286 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 19 126% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 55.9 79% 145 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 80%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 254GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 123 120 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 121 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.3 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 104%

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

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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	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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $631

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16