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MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.4% 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	119% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 14:12
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$148 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 778 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 70.2 61% 73.7 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 67.9 57% 70 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$234 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 453GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 364 200 197 199 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 460 Mixed 425 SusWrite 269 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62.3 213% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 930GB free Firmware: 06.01Q.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 202 203 202 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 193 Mixed 131 SusWrite 202 135% 183 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 358% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 38.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 41 28% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 273% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB 5,915 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 11.8 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 44%

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

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 112 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 $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	39x
Core i7-7700Intel $100Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	27x
Core i5-7600KIntel $120Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	22x

GPU
GTX Titan XNvidia $615Bench 75%, 15,621 samples	18x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $70Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $120Bench 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 $88Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $833

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