MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive251% 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)
Memory14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 854
89% 715 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 146
111% 104 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 138
Splatting 118
100% 122 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,808
Write 1,017
Mixed 1,213
366% 1,680 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 41.3
240% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 68.6
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 41.5
57% 101 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 251%
Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
75GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 499
Write 204
Mixed 226
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 10.7
91% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 30.8
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 10.5
32% 64.3 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
921GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 167
Mixed 136
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.34
111% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 26.9
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 32
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 45%
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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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