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Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

 Compatible Components (from 1,100 PCs)

Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $375Bench 84%, 634,862 samples513x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $164Bench 76%, 195,006 samples222x
Core i7-7700Intel  $295Bench 76%, 256,717 samples104x
Core i5-7500Intel  $150Bench 67%, 149,467 samples59x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples49x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples141x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $350Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples133x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples130x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $649Bench 124%, 840,268 samples74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples61x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples30x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $31Bench 177%, 99,566 samples22x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $59Bench 199%, 240,629 samples22x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples31x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples23x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $48Bench 71%, 98,777 samples21x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples20x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 1,100 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntelBench 84%, 634,862 samples$375
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidiaBench 56%, 1,368,019 samples$130
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$100
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 606,405 samples$50
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $795

 User benchmarks for this motherboard (9 of 1,100)

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RAM
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NOR-User, 2 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 4090 Below average UFO - 236 93 191  83  292  277  -  82 $2,530
DEU-User, 17 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 192 100 163  92  213  257  -  85 $1,455
NLD-User, 1 day ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 4070-Ti Good UFO - 209 96 177  87  245  200  73  100 $1,404
CHE-User, 16 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 Good UFO - 186 103 161  97  195  274  72  81 $1,542
USA-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3090 Below average UFO - 179 92 156  82  225  261  72  71 $1,970
POL-User, 8 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 12GB Good UFO - 188 92 165  93  205  99  84  93 $515
USA-User, 5 months ago.Core i5-7600K, RTX 3080 Excellent UFO - 186 97 145  94  201  102  -  118 $1,229
USA-User, 5 months ago.Core i5-7600K, RTX 3080 Good UFO - 181 99 142  94  197  190  -  75 $1,089
FRA-User, 14 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080-Ti Good UFO - 179 91 150  92  208  -  100  50 $1,490
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