MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive223% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 21:01
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 598
80% 598 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 100%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 124
Parallax 106
97% 116 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 107
Splatting 104
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 1,118
Mixed 957
292% 1,328 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 34.6
189% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 596
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 74.1
174% 366 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 223%
Great: 236%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 173
Write 135
Mixed 129
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.27
105% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 28.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 29.2
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 102%

 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 1,742 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: $631
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