MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics153% 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 Drive46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170410
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 05:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 639
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB; nvidia
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 211
Parallax 244
170% 221 fps
MRender 248
Gravity 209
Splatting 147
159% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LF120HCHP-000L1 120GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT03L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 39 35 32 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 447
Write 50.5
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 37.2
33% 155 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 17.4
76% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 20.2
DQ Mixed 28.9
37% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
26GB free
Firmware: CC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 119 115 115 117 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 174
Write 173
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 118
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
954GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 160 164 163 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 184
Mixed 89
SusWrite 162
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.1% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12.8
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 407 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $441
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