MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 121
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 673
65% 535 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 141
Parallax 132
108% 135 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 130
Splatting 103
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 87 83 84 85 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 232
Write 140
Mixed 202
SusWrite 84.1
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 39.4
143% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 101
85% 122 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 73%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
186GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 81 81 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 75.8
Write 80.5
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 81.1
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.3
34% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 11.8
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 48%

 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 1,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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