MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171121
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMay 26 '20 at 14:39
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 204
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 366
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 2301 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 86.9
Parallax 78.8
81% 88.2 fps
MRender 81.7
Gravity 79.6
Splatting 76.4
65% 79.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 53 102 90 112 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 38.7
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 95.5
54% 72.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.3
99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 26.1
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 17.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 101%

 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 1,741 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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