MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84% 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 Drive81.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 07:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 483
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 116
Parallax 96.4
85% 106 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 103
82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD07N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 153 104 105 104 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 489
Write 453
Mixed 412
SusWrite 117
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 42.1
149% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 226
162% 212 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 83%
Jmicron Generic 500GB
441GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
22.5% Poor
Read 37
Write 36.8
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 41.1
26% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZ 8502 3200 C16 Series 8502 3200 C16 Series 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
104% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 33.9
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%

 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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