MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.9% 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)
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '23 at 18:04
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 240 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 520 58% 456 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22D0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 85.4 48% 68.4 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 44.8 47% 59.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,209 Write 851 Mixed 1,214 312% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 61.3 208% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 816 598% 788 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 64GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 55GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 44 49 45 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 177 Write 147 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 43.3 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 766GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 36 45 47 44 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 130 Write 99.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 42.6 65% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 109%
WDC WD80 0BEVE-00UYT0 80GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 74GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.3% Very poor	Read 54 Write 29.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 37.3 46% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 62% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 6,330 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	770x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	356x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	228x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $81Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	54x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16