MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.66% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 01:39
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User VEN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 448
58% 436 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.152.0.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.66% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 19.4
0% 11.9 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 15.4
Splatting 19.9
14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 4.66%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 210GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 110
Write 21.1
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 3.3
31% 41.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 94%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 215GB
143GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 5.6 9.2 9.9 7.6 5.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
7.44% Terrible
Read 17.4
Write 12.2
Mixed 12
SusWrite 8.4
9% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 7.44%
Great: 102%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
216GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 20.7
Write 1
Mixed 0.5
5% 7.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44.6% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

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