MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics143% 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 Drive86.3% 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.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
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 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 234
89% 154 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 642
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB; GV-N3070EAGLE OC-8GD
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 169
Parallax 185
172% 188 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 141
Splatting 120
116% 146 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 143%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 107 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 483
Write 383
Mixed 358
SusWrite 91.4
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.4
156% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 224
188% 270 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 87%
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB
153GB free
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 177 109 109 107 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 308
Mixed 381
SusWrite 171
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 40.1
158% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 220
195% 292 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 91%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
547GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 152 158 159 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 146
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 155
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 28.8
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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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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