MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 443
60% 444 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.1.1
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.2% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 53
36% 61.8 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 51.8
Splatting 43.8
42% 52.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 51 25 24 64 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 414
Write 332
Mixed 218
SusWrite 81.4
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 17.9
56% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 83.2
DQ Mixed 36.6
44% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 55%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
435GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 181 181 180 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 175
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 180
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB
10GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
7.11% Terrible
Read 32.7
Write 4.7
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 4.8
12% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.11%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.8% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 15.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 80%

 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: $629
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