MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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 Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 13:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$234 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 718 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 182 Parallax 167 132% 170 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 161 Splatting 120 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 76 75 75 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 409 SusWrite 114 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 48.7 182% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 121%
Micron 1100 SATA 512GB 5,508 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 42GB free Firmware: M0DL003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 288 250 237 248 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 439 Mixed 386 SusWrite 289 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40.5 155% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 333 251% 335 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 100%
N300 2280-1TB 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 176GB free Firmware: T180731 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 472 468 479 483 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 482 Mixed 402 SusWrite 432 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 50.5 178% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 215 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 67.9 Write 45.4 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 75.7 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	775x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	357x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	169x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	232x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	216x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	204x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Total price: $638

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