MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, 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 Drive272% 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)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 889
96% 762 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2264 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 157
Parallax 133
112% 142 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 140
Splatting 118
100% 123 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
77GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 67 60 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 368
Mixed 347
SusWrite 87.5
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 46.1
171% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 111
133% 233 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 332 331 331 329 332 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,028
Write 1,283
Mixed 901
SusWrite 360
252% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 96
350% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 1,585
DQ Write 1,176
DQ Mixed 1,016
858% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 272%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 187 187 189 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 167
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 187
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
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 (97th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 27.1
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 32
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $640
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