MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics159% 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 Drive247% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 (98th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 279
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 752
80% 636 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB; RXT2080TI GAMINGPRO OC 11G, Palit Nvidia RTX 2080TI
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
159% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 234
Parallax 250
182% 236 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 216
Splatting 133
158% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 159%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 892 579 583 581 579 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1907
Write 1,654
Mixed 804
SusWrite 779
286% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 70.3
242% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,166
DQ Write 990
DQ Mixed 1,021
781% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 247%
Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
536GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 154 153 153 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 503
Write 149
Mixed 212
SusWrite 146
55% 252 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3.7
70% 16 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.8
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 109%

 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%
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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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