MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.7% 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	290% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 200 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 370 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.7% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 59.9 51% 62.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 60.8 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 861GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 1598 1620 1175 1173 1172 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,219 Write 2,042 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 1,335 399% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 73.1 241% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 1,002 750% 1,002 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 372%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 622GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 178 173 179 174 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 177 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 174 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 226GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 81.2 Write 49 Mixed 49 SusWrite 81.3 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 53%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 26GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.5 6.6 5.6 7 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	8.69% Terrible	Read 37 Write 9 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 5.3 16% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.1 100% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.69% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX3000D464L16S/8G 1x8GB 849 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 58%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,729 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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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	166x

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	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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