MSI H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 H270 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit색, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit색
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 16:06
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 240
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 722
68% 567 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 140
Parallax 132
105% 134 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 123
Splatting 106
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,957
Write 1,273
Mixed 536
275% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 46.2
192% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,115
DQ Write 733
DQ Mixed 874
666% 907 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 181 183 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 168
Mixed 112
SusWrite 182
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL17-17-17 D4-2400 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%

 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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