MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 12:38
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700T 7,380 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 639 69% 548 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 65.8 59% 71.3 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 67.9 56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 155 154 155 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 375 SusWrite 186 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.3 222% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 348 261% 348 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 517GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 97.5 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Hynix HMA41GU6MFR8N-TF 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	760x
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 $94Bench 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	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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