MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive179% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 414
60% 440 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 68.7
62% 75 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 73.1
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
R5MP240G8 240GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 513 267 142 71 352 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,469
Write 989
Mixed 870
SusWrite 374
206% 925 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 36.4
231% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 50.2
218% 470 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 179%
Great: 212%
SSD Smartbuy 480G 480GB
447GB free
Firmware: R0831B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 420 428 429 427 446 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 464
Write 394
Mixed 353
SusWrite 426
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 17.9
121% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 24.1
73% 150 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 185 187 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 179
Mixed 105
SusWrite 184
123% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/4G 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 075D IR2400D464L15S/4G 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 27.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 409 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $441
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