MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.6% 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 Drive255% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '17 at 15:27
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 277
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 781
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
93% 110 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,677
Write 1,202
Mixed 1,452
390% 1,777 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 29.9
197% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 517
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 205
205% 336 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 255%
Great: 236%
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 (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 27.9
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 32.1
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 104 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

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