MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B47
MotherboardMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171101
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 137
2-Core 269
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 814
82% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 185
Parallax 182
109% 167 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 166
Splatting 119
109% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 78 86 89 86 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 99
Mixed 88
SusWrite 81.4
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
168% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 63%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: GG18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 118 118 121 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 119
73% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 74%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 168 172 170 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 154
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 169
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
319% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 19.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 22.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) Builds (Compare 2,226 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

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