MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.5% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 00:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 272
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 568
76% 567 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.2% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 103
Parallax 92.7
82% 98.8 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 89.9
Splatting 83.9
71% 86.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 183 165 158 120 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 485
Write 186
Mixed 161
SusWrite 153
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 24.9
128% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 60.1
99% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB
28GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 152
Write 72.2
Mixed 83
117% 102 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3
193% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 77%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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