MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	206% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 789 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 142 Parallax 120 106% 131 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 129 Splatting 108 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+ NVMe PCIe 500GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 138 143 363 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 837 Write 144 Mixed 240 SusWrite 176 76% 349 MB/s	4K Read 176 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 114 459% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 246 245% 415 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 255%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 435GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 123 123 124 124 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 93.2 Write 144 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 124 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 290% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 742GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 77 81 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 64.1 Write 58.7 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 78.8 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 57%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 38GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 22 17 34 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 142 Write 39.8 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 26.4 61% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.6 143% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 26.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 86%

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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 $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 $400Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16