MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.8% 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 Drive253% 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)
Memory14.6 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 17:25
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (100th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 785
85% 673 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.7%
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 below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 116
Parallax 101
94% 111 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 122
Splatting 88.7
83% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
60GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 64 56 56 64 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 467
Write 364
Mixed 319
SusWrite 86.6
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 43.8
165% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 107
131% 230 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.6%
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: 503 333 333 331 331 332 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,031
Write 1,214
Mixed 927
SusWrite 360
250% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 85.3
300% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,428
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 1,033
839% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 253%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 191 188 186 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 174
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 186
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
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 (75th percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 24.2
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87%
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%
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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