MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive258% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 03 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 313
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 871
93% 742 Pts
64-Core 871
54% 871 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2364 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 157
Parallax 135
112% 143 fps
MRender 59
Gravity 139
Splatting 119
89% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,810
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,301
383% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 41.2
238% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 68.6
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 41.4
57% 101 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 258%
Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
77GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
61% Good
Read 498
Write 204
Mixed 227
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 12.2
93% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 64.3
DQ Mixed 10.6
19% 35.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 183
Mixed 137
126% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.31
104% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 27.6
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 97%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $641
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HDDRAMUSB
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