MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive127% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 20:02
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 571
77% 573 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.8% Good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 83.2
Parallax 73.4
71% 81.1 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 78.6
65% 79.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 294 180 108 125 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 846
Write 558
Mixed 579
SusWrite 199
121% 546 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 55.4
204% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 534
DQ Mixed 317
266% 376 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 127%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 26.3
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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HDDRAMUSB
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