MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	287% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 06:18
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 255 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 682 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 58GB free Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 122 90 83 82 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 449 Write 291 Mixed 195 SusWrite 110 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 19.8 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 97.6 DQ Mixed 42.2 50% 86 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 52%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 98GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 449 452 461 461 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 467 Mixed 452 SusWrite 453 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.8 195% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 280 232% 335 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 118%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 106GB free Firmware: LE1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 173 153 207 165 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 383 Write 218 Mixed 229 SusWrite 170 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.9 172% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 218 173% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 88%
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 256GB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 985 929 942 301 257 258 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 1,095 Mixed 170 SusWrite 612 246% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 94.3 333% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 478 483% 770 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 255%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 137 137 138 135 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 132 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 136 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 99%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 143 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 129 Mixed 119 SusWrite 144 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD44G240082 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 8502 PSD44G240082 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 78%

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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%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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: 47% - Average

Total price: $924

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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