MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.9% 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 Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory42.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 20:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 5700 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 454
61% 457 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Asus(1043 0583) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 96.5
Parallax 180
96% 132 fps
MRender 96.9
Gravity 108
Splatting 135
95% 113 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM60.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 43 55 42 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 454
Write 95
Mixed 145
SusWrite 27.1
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 17
41% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.1
DQ Write 44.4
DQ Mixed 76.8
48% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 81%
SSD 480GB 480GB
15GB free
Firmware: R1001A0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 499
Write 323
Mixed 387
89% 403 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 35
164% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 51.7
97% 193 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
81GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 65 65 67 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 59
Write 57.6
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 65.3
41% 56.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R748G2400U2S 89C2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBR2 89C2 48GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 30.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 25.5
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 89%

 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: $629
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