MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 16:24
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 720 73% 592 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 86.7 51% 70.8 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 69 Splatting 47 47% 59.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 48 50 44 44 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 467 Write 126 Mixed 156 SusWrite 49.3 43% 200 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 20.4 88% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 39.9 DQ Mixed 56.1 54% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%
Nvme INTEL MEMPEK1W01 14GB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 13GB free Firmware: 0300 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 823 Write 136 Mixed 223 SusWrite 142 72% 331 MB/s	4K Read 113 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 81.2 309% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 245 234% 385 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 243%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$50 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 476GB free Firmware: 02K0S86D SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 426 441 445 447 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 412 Mixed 423 SusWrite 438 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 50.3 162% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 140 166% 290 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 906GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 197 197 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 119 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 196 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 10.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	144	27"	1280 720	DEL41E7 DELL S2721HGF

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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%

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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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16