MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 16:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 139
2-Core 236
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 757
74% 605 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 147
Parallax 223
96% 163 fps
MRender 225
Gravity 188
Splatting 119
139% 177 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 109%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8TB8U-512G-1016 512GB
185GB free
Firmware: X4163116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 296 293 293 287 288 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 450
Write 332
Mixed 244
SusWrite 294
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 32.2
123% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 192
174% 265 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 93%
Sandisk SD8SNAT-128G-1006 128GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 171 176 178 177 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 103%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
397GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 118
Write 115
Mixed 65
SusWrite 98.1
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 15.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 110%

 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 1,728 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $640
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