MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive222% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 11:00
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 772
75% 617 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 76.4
52% 68.5 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 57.8
Splatting 51.8
46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 163 186 322 611 618 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,625
Write 1,740
Mixed 685
SusWrite 346
245% 1,099 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 246
4K Mixed 68.8
291% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 1,453
DQ Mixed 711
646% 957 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 222%
Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
7TB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 156 152 159 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 151
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 185 183 187 193 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 83.8
Write 113
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 187
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26.2
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $773
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