MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 07:13
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%

 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-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 783
77% 631 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 137
Parallax 116
104% 127 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 121
Splatting 105
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 89 68 65 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 239
Write 121
Mixed 174
SusWrite 72.7
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 33.9
151% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 73
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 99.5
75% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 73%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
870GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 463 461 448 418 413 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 414
Mixed 398
SusWrite 442
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 59.3
199% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 307
246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
556GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 199 202 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 144
Mixed 88
SusWrite 200
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
40.1% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 10.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.1
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 51%

 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 1,728 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: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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