MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive300% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 19:22
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 502
66% 498 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 3289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 68.2
64% 75.1 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 72.5
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 1150 597 600 599 601 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,248
Write 1,652
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 829
337% 1,511 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 89.5
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,624
DQ Write 1,385
DQ Mixed 1,455
1,104% 1488 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 300%
Great: 296%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
206GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 276 274 274 275 273 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 375
Mixed 404
SusWrite 277
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57.9
203% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 233
209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.3
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $441
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