MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory31.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJul 22 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 219
88% 151 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 786
74% 614 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 199
Parallax 193
150% 192 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 181
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR050
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 392 370 230 251 252 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 478
Mixed 388
SusWrite 310
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 41.5
153% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 324
244% 327 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 164 164 165 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 128
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 164
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 278 304 289 290 285 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
JMicron H/W RAID1 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 39.2
Write 39.2
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 41.2
51% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2933C17D4/16G KHX2933C17D4/16G KHX2400C15/16G 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.2% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 22
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 22.6
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 104 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

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