MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	341% 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	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.

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 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 02:48
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$249 712,312 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)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 768 75% 617 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 184 Parallax 179 143% 180 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 185 Splatting 122 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 1951 1502 1185 1190 1190 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2490 Write 2,373 Mixed 1689 SusWrite 1,456 449% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 92.7 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 1255 943% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 372%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 388GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 923 930 932 931 912 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,346 Write 902 Mixed 870 SusWrite 926 226% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 80.3 297% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 222 275% 468 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 209%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 600GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 559GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 35 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 601 Write 34 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 34.6 134% 185 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 9.8 1,978% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 180%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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%

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	36x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	26x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	9x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 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: $932

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16