MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 15:27
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 751 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 39.9 37% 42.2 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 28 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 431 421 422 425 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 426 Mixed 364 SusWrite 410 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.9 206% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 255 220% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 126%
Nvme INTEL MEMPEK1W01 14GB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 10GB free Firmware: 0300 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 848 Write 136 Mixed 225 86% 403 MB/s	4K Read 212 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 130 539% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 246 248% 422 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 243%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 160GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 275 275 277 276 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 276 Mixed 308 SusWrite 291 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 57.5 204% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 232 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 65.1 Write 107 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 148 63% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 110 110 111 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 111 Write 114 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 106 65% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 199 185 188 198 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 152 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 192 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-098.A00G 2x16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.8% 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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	36x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	26x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 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 $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: 46% - Average

Total price: $918

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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