MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	267% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '17 at 18:33
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 780 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 207 Parallax 183 154% 193 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 188 Splatting 130 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 174GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,896 Write 1,375 Mixed 1,455 419% 1,909 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 49.2 246% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 274 300% 507 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,772 Write 993 Mixed 1,218 362% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 48.4 237% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 243 272% 465 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 236%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 188GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 192 190 1383 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 54 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 261 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 48 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2102 (C2) HDA temperature 109 99 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	41.2% Average	Read 75.4 Write 67.6 Mixed 50.5 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.86 4K Mixed 0.28 115% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 187GB free, PID b202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 89.1 Write 91.6 Mixed 67 105% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.19 58% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 89%

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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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	759x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

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	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

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