MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.9% 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 Drive255% 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 @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 17:05
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 280
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 781
84% 671 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 129
102% 130 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 123
Splatting 104
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
60GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 100 63 58 58 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 461
Write 370
Mixed 106
SusWrite 78.8
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 39.3
142% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 95.8
DQ Mixed 109
103% 166 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 331 331 331 331 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2047
Write 1,317
Mixed 898
SusWrite 362
255% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 85.6
302% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,420
DQ Write 1,205
DQ Mixed 1,033
850% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 255%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 184 187 188 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 191
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 185
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 24.4
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.8%
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 1,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
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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: $629
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