MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive112% 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.
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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '22 at 08:19
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 202
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 391
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 201
Parallax 120
106% 150 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 123
104% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 356 266 246 221 204 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 439
Mixed 383
SusWrite 266
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.4
196% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 362
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB
53GB free
Firmware: 000056R8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 69 46 98 65 50 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 430
Write 405
Mixed 365
SusWrite 88.1
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 47.3
170% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 181
170% 264 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
368GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 178 174 175 174 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 131
Write 139
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 174
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC M378A1K43BB2-CRC 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 23.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 22.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 103%

 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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