MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 20:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 (99th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 868
85% 696 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.9%
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 117
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: 225 65 58 58 58 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 354
Mixed 340
SusWrite 86.1
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 46.7
176% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 106
129% 226 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 331 331 331 331 330 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,011
Write 1,219
Mixed 842
SusWrite 356
244% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 86.9
302% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,580
DQ Write 1,111
DQ Mixed 991
836% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 255%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 187 189 187 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 140
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 188
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
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 (97th percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 27.4
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99%
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%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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