MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.4% 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 Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 265
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 517
69% 517 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 138
Parallax 118
100% 127 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 103
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
P3-64 63GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T170206b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 94 93 94 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 419
Write 190
Mixed 242
SusWrite 96.1
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 27
127% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 60.2
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 71.7
69% 103 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 66%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
34GB free
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 98 95 94 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 289
Write 162
Mixed 184
SusWrite 93.6
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 29.4
142% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 119
96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391A5143EB1-CPB M391A5143EB1-CPB M378A5244CB0-CRC M378A5244CB0-CRC 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.1% Good
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 18.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 21.2
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 64%

 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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