MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A75
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)  (all builds)
Memory36.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 13:04
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$90
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 426
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Lighting 35.7
Reflection 40
Parallax 32.5
29% 36.1 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 34.8
Splatting 30.7
27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256GVNU 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JUTA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 437 447 456 325 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 410
Mixed 410
SusWrite 348
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 46.9
159% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 323
241% 320 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74
462GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 434 449 460 414 414 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 419
Mixed 388
SusWrite 413
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.8
201% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 306
245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ML6OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 120 122 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 129
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 120
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 40GB
2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 28.4
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 25.1
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 92%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,932 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $443
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