MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
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 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 15%
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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 i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 595
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.2% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 110
Parallax 104
84% 106 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 0.09
46% 63.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 139 20 33 24 22 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 471
Write 393
Mixed 330
SusWrite 81.1
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 33.6
133% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 164
139% 206 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 1TB (2016)-$57
136GB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 116 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 99.7
Write 97.7
Mixed 57
SusWrite 114
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 98%

 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 1,727 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $641
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