MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics135% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 23:24
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 886
90% 730 Pts
64-Core 892
55% 892 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2779 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 207
Parallax 204
155% 200 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+447G 480GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.9 Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
607GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 109
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.33
85% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 13.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 104 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

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