MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User VEN-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 77
1-Core 111
2-Core 225
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 417
53% 403 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.53% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 15
Parallax 19.1
0% 11.4 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 15.2
Splatting 19.4
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 4.53%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 210GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.9 9 8.7 5.6 10 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 125
Write 95.8
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 8.8
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 94%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 215GB
200GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 14 22 14 29 21 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Read 17.3
Write 37
Mixed 14.8
SusWrite 20.5
16% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 102%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
345GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 106 108 107 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 100
Write 104
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 107
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 82%
hp v125w 8GB
0GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 22.5
Write 6.8
Mixed 4.2
11% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.5% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 86.3
46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 45%

 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
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Workstation
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EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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