MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 107%, 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 Drive270% 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 23:31
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 158
2-Core 319
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 885
96% 761 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2264 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 156
Parallax 147
111% 146 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 139
Splatting 119
100% 123 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: 227 64 57 54 65 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 366
Mixed 352
SusWrite 87.6
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 46.3
172% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 106
130% 231 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 329 332 331 332 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2039
Write 1,199
Mixed 813
SusWrite 360
243% 1,103 MB/s
4K Read 68.8
4K Write 231
4K Mixed 94.9
348% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 1,579
DQ Write 1100
DQ Mixed 970
824% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 270%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 190 188 193 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 107
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 189
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.4%
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)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 27.5
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.9%
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
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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: $641
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