MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive69.2% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 15:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 262
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 744
70% 578 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 152
Parallax 140
111% 143 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 136
Splatting 114
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 112 109 108 105 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 425
Write 76
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 100
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 24.5
129% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 18.1
DQ Mixed 48.3
68% 134 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
375GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 133 134 130 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 92.5
Write 88
Mixed 68
SusWrite 131
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 88%

 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 1,728 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: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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