MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 20:55
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 538
58% 458 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 201
Parallax 199
151% 195 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 181
Splatting 137
121% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$50
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 456
Write 348
Mixed 264
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 8
62% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 53.3
DQ Mixed 39.8
41% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: D100309a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 177 175 157 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 203
Write 154
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 173
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 9.9
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 7.8
35% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 10.9
DQ Write 19.6
DQ Mixed 8.6
8% 13 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 30%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
238GB free
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 219 212 212 206 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 656
Mixed 569
SusWrite 234
135% 606 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 59.6
210% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 388
344% 521 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 144%
Great: 144%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$83
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 22.3
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 95%

 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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