MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


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 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 22:47
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 784 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB; 08G-P4-2081-KR, EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 BLACK EDITION CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 163 Parallax 172 139% 169 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 146 Splatting 113 116% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel MEMPEK1W016GA 14GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 13GB free Firmware: K3110300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 142 142 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 759 Write 141 Mixed 233 SusWrite 141 69% 319 MB/s	4K Read 186 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 124 482% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 247 249% 423 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 245%
SABRENT 1TB 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1386 972 989 1025 1045 1045 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 196 199 200 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 158 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 197 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 971GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 150 153 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 131 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 153 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 128 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 135 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 127 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 31.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $40	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