MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	169% 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	186% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 236 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 598 67% 524 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Asus(1043 04F0) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-LC-RX6800XT-O16G-GAMING Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	169% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 242 Parallax 454 172% 302 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 156 Splatting 261 211% 260 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 421 416 348 333 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,888 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 422 305% 1366 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.1 206% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 189 211% 379 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 296%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 443 349 311 286 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 456 Mixed 397 SusWrite 331 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.8 212% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 482GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 142 145 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 154 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 143 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.6% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 2R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	31%	39	273	205	165	27"	2560 1440	ACR052F XB271HU A

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	96x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	12x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $785

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 $184	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) $35	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