MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	317% 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	26.4 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	May 24 '23 at 03:41
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 783 79% 641 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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: 517.48 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 185 Parallax 182 140% 180 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 178 Splatting 120 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1091 1046 989 954 907 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 2,268 Mixed 1693 SusWrite 1,067 422% 1,886 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 92.7 306% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,224 928% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 255GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 928 936 935 862 58 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,336 Write 925 Mixed 866 SusWrite 632 210% 940 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 77 279% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 858 DQ Mixed 220 276% 470 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 209%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 600GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 403GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 42 40 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 180%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 655GB free Firmware: 0412 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 53.2 Write 35.4 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 41.6 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 58%

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 (64^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.1 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.1 72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 120%

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

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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 $230Bench 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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	9x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16