MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 12:59
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 200
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 589
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 194
Parallax 195
150% 191 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 183
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 125 125 118 129 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 360
Write 212
Mixed 237
SusWrite 124
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 45.6
164% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 184
144% 200 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
277GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 138 141 139 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 173
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 139
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 109%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB
30GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 18 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 21.3
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 17.4
31% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.3
94% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68%
Great: 106%

 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 1,736 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $634
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