MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 22:27
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 253
77% 143 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 669
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 47.5
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 38.8
39% 39.4 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 36.7
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.7 Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
175GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 104
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.54
97% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 18.8
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 115%

 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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