MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.9% 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)
Boot Drive85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 10:39
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 658
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 31.9
Parallax 38.6
38% 39 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 37.1
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600NS34 128GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8f
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 453
Write 139
Mixed 170
SusWrite 135
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 41.5
162% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 110
110% 180 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 86%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
19GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 415
Mixed 306
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 58.7
205% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 329
250% 337 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80
209GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 180 209 212 220 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 413
Write 286
Mixed 277
SusWrite 210
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 40.7
166% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 182
159% 238 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.6
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 91%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $641
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