MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	225% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 14:33
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 261 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 699 71% 577 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 161 Parallax 172 135% 167 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 146 Splatting 107 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 595 319 315 309 303 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 1,300 Mixed 555 SusWrite 357 230% 1,043 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 62.8 228% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 896 765% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 220GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 191 197 199 200 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 256 Write 199 Mixed 307 SusWrite 219 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 41 153% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 193 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 58GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 321 349 318 318 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 457 SusWrite 341 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.1 227% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 920GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 134 131 134 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 120 Mixed 114 SusWrite 133 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 462GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 108 119% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 912 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.1 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

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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 $242Bench 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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	5x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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