MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B47
MotherboardMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170912
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '17 at 08:22
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 888
86% 709 Pts
64-Core 1160
72% 1160 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 203
Parallax 176
137% 183 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 170
Splatting 121
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 69.6
Write 61
Mixed 67.1
50% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 26.8
96% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 29.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47) Builds (Compare 2,226 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B47)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $672
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