MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive138% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 30 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 208
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 420
55% 416 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKA51 512GB
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 119D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 501 490 241 158 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 874
Write 550
Mixed 635
SusWrite 342
134% 600 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 53.2
193% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 505
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 469
366% 501 MB/s
Poor: 97%
This bench: 138%
Great: 285%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $441
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