MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive45.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 07:59
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 539
74% 548 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 4.6 22 46 12 11 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 426
Write 355
Mixed 228
SusWrite 51.9
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 15.3
71% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 87.2
DQ Mixed 42.5
48% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 55%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB
239GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 415 450 450 447 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 446
Mixed 301
SusWrite 427
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 53.4
187% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 236
207% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 118%
Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 164 164 162 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 77.3
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 158
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1
161% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.6
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 26.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 80%

 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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