MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive255% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 16 '18 at 12:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 282
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 866
94% 743 Pts
64-Core 864
54% 864 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2264 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
112% 141 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 138
Splatting 118
100% 122 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
77GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 127 59 56 62 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 517
Write 372
Mixed 160
SusWrite 78.7
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 40
165% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 110
112% 186 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 331 332 332 331 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,011
Write 1,142
Mixed 812
SusWrite 360
238% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 86.3
304% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,579
DQ Write 1050
DQ Mixed 990
826% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 255%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 185 190 191 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 96.7
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 188
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 26.8
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 31
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $640
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