MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 02:20
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 672
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 77.1
Parallax 66.8
63% 73.9 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 72.7
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 150 151 149 149 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 477
Mixed 396
SusWrite 180
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 56.2
194% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 343
257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
63GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 160 162 161 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 122
Write 115
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 160
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.4
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%

 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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