MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.5% 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 Drive66.9% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 11:16
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 279
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 786
79% 641 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.3
88% 104 fps
MRender 91.1
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 97.8
78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 20 54 31 15 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 507
Write 29.3
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 34.4
32% 153 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 35.6
130% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 59.4
DQ Mixed 71.1
61% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
536GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 144 147 149 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 156
Mixed 109
SusWrite 147
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 25.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 28.6
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 101%

 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 1,741 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: $631
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