MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive244% 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)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 12:22
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 780
81% 650 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
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 (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 152
Parallax 144
110% 144 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 136
Splatting 114
98% 119 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
77GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 64 58 58 58 59 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 469
Write 370
Mixed 331
SusWrite 87.3
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 44.1
165% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 106
131% 232 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 82%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 331 329 330 331 330 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,480
Write 1,259
Mixed 726
SusWrite 361
213% 956 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 91.3
332% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,579
DQ Write 1,169
DQ Mixed 991
845% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 244%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 188 188 185 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 166
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 188
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 24.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 97%

 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 1,727 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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HDDRAMUSB
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