MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive77.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 03:22
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 452
62% 458 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 74
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 100
60% 81.2 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 57
53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 191 159 186 176 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 461
Write 428
Mixed 184
SusWrite 181
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 23.2
128% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 34
82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 76%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
137GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 164 265 233 186 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 384
Write 262
Mixed 289
SusWrite 198
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 40.2
160% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 229
174% 234 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2133 C14 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 29
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 83%

 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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