MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	100% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '20 at 18:00
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 854 92% 730 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Asus(1043 0577) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 118 Parallax 229 111% 161 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 131 Splatting 165 116% 138 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 257 262 263 263 264 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 264 Mixed 293 SusWrite 259 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 44.2 172% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 196 162% 232 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 358GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 836 838 840 840 840 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,032 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 906 390% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 81.3 297% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,652 DQ Write 1,399 DQ Mixed 1,433 1,099% 1,494 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 297%
WD WD2004FBYZ-01YCBB0 2TB 1,248 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 180 182 182 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 220 Mixed 105 SusWrite 182 127% 173 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 444% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.2 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 34.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $129Bench 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: $933

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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