MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive329% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 17:51
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 280
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 762
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2281 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 75.5
64% 77.3 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 74.2
62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 861 860 863 857 851 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,464
Write 2,148
Mixed 1,750
SusWrite 899
406% 1,815 MB/s
4K Read 72.3
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 103
353% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,566
DQ Write 1,402
DQ Mixed 1,462
1,102% 1,476 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 329%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
623GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 157 158 158 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 154
Mixed 108
SusWrite 157
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 15.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 110%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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HDDRAMUSB
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