MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive176% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory18 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 10:43
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 268
79% 149 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 532
55% 445 Pts
64-Core 638
40% 638 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 88.7
Reflection 129
Parallax 125
72% 114 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 121
Splatting 96.3
86% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 418 463 444 427 427 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,392
Write 1,536
Mixed 1302
SusWrite 466
264% 1174 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 50.7
172% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 656
548% 797 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 176%
Great: 374%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
92GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 279 279 280 280 328 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 264
Mixed 321
SusWrite 295
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 37.3
131% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 231
208% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
702GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 189 186 184 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 161
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 184
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.4% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 23.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 94%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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