MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '18 at 10:19
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 458 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	57% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 60.4 57% 66.7 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 69 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 849 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2601 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 27 (A3) Unknown 100 100 327 (94) Unknown 100 100 253483 (95) Unknown 100 100 3585 (96) Unknown 100 100 3478 (97) Unknown 100 100 3570 (A4) Unknown 100 100 75215 (A5) Unknown 100 100 89 (A6) Unknown 100 100 20 (A7) Unknown 100 100 58 (A9) Unknown 100 100 95 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 119 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 43044718379037 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 229509 (F2) Unknown 100 100 426090 (F5) Unknown 100 100 444238 (F6) Unknown 100 100 506966 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	65.1% Good	Read 480 Write 252 Mixed 262 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 13.9 90% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 31.9 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 9.81 34% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 903GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896764085 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4986 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4522 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2595 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 4986 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 4986 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 167504379932 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 184 Mixed 181 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
TDKMedia Trans-It Drive 8GB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 061a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	5.84% Terrible	Read 18.1 Write 5.9 Mixed 8.94 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.03 30% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.84% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 2x8GB 2,560 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 79%

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 104 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	36x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	26x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	19x

GPU
GTX Titan XNvidia $615Bench 75%, 15,621 samples	18x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	9x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	5x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	10x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 4x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 2,229 samples	8x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	5x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16