MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	207% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '17 at 19:55
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 800 83% 666 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.5% Very good	Lighting 98.1 Reflection 113 Parallax 98.3 80% 103 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 94 Splatting 96 78% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,878 Write 1,168 Mixed 1,165 310% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 30.8 194% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 60.2 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 27.5 43% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 236%
Intel MEMPEK1W016GA 14GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 13GB free Firmware: K3110300 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 872 Write 143 Mixed 247 90% 421 MB/s	4K Read 216 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 105 514% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 97.6 144% 284 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 245%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 242GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 245 214 7741 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9014 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21807 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4848 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 588 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9002 (C2) HDA temperature 111 87 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.4% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 82.2 Mixed 76.7 64% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.26 96% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 102GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 5608 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5880 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13823 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3205 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 314 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5864 (C2) HDA temperature 112 87 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41% Average	Read 76.2 Write 66 Mixed 63.6 52% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.4 123% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 89GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 174 2075 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2596 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2495 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 609 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6392 (C2) HDA temperature 107 102 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 94.7 Mixed 99.9 75% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.28 93% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 109%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 238 Write 107 Mixed 132 181% 159 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 9.31 4K Mixed 4.33 503% 8.05 MB/s	DQ Read 11.2 DQ Write 9.44 DQ Mixed 4.32 510% 8.31 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

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 $245Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16