MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B47
Motherboard	MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 11:39
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,006 99% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,294 80% 1,294 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 82.4 Parallax 79.2 64% 80.1 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 65.2 58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 223 210 207 206 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1863 Write 1,080 Mixed 533 SusWrite 256 205% 933 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 53.7 240% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 984 777% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 232GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 477 478 474 473 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 459 Mixed 393 SusWrite 472 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.1 213% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 132%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 114GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 475 376 213 186 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 451 Mixed 433 SusWrite 314 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.4 205% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 445GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 173 172 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 116 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 171 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 338GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 117 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 105 SusWrite 116 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 109%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-22Z5HB0 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 877GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 126 127 126 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55% Above average	Read 133 Write 121 Mixed 103 SusWrite 126 162% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 4x8GB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 99%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	775x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	605x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	259x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	197x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	184x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

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