MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	121% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 23:16
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 830 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 150 Parallax 130 120% 143 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 454 454 458 420 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 454 Mixed 431 SusWrite 388 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59 194% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 294 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 27GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 96 112 101 103 84 MB/s Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.2% Very good	Read 264 Write 131 Mixed 203 SusWrite 100 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.7 156% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 120 92% 123 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 75%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 176 175 179 131 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 317 Write 207 Mixed 245 SusWrite 149 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 45.6 168% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 132 121% 186 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%
SK hynix SC300 SATA 256GB 511 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 28GB free Firmware: 20121P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 350 350 351 321 234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 347 Mixed 318 SusWrite 326 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 30.2 136% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 164 174% 288 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 94%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 140 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 134 Mixed 82 SusWrite 142 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

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 @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 29.2 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	769x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	195x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	182x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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 $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