MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive134% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 20:10
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 726
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 260 258 254 260 259 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 712
Write 819
Mixed 732
SusWrite 306
145% 642 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 51.3
180% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 590
472% 661 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 134%
Great: 141%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
292GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 80.9
Write 85.5
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 78.9
55% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 47%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: LVD6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 119 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 70.3
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 118
71% 96 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2.2
400% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 16GB
2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 29.6
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 95%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $649
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