MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	4.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '23 at 14:32
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 116 2-Core 226 78% 171 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 573 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 63% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2121 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	4.47% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 5.4 Parallax 6.9 5% 6.1 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.47% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 87GB free (System drive), PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 53 53 56 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 51.5 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 52.4 110% 103 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 2.2 822% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 3 1,071% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GE2400C14K4 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	MC Read 4.3 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 4.7 16% 5.43 GB/s	SC Read 1.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 2.2 8% 2.97 GB/s	Latency 1,056 4% 1,056 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,740 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 90%

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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	355x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $623

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16