MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive146% 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 Z270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '21 at 17:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 525
70% 521 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 70.2
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 91.8
57% 75.5 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 73.7
Splatting 48.8
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV72H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 267 269 258 238 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,189
Write 280
Mixed 318
SusWrite 253
111% 510 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 37
188% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 392
349% 544 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 146%
Great: 147%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49%
Great: 97%

 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 505 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: 68% - Good Total price: $784
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