MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 13:42
Run Duration	105 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 286 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 800 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 202 Parallax 185 146% 189 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 172 Splatting 111 109% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1372 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 187 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 87 87 152 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655403 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1302	55.4% Above average	Read 300 Write 65 Mixed 282 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 8.7 102% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 14.6 75% 168 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 507GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 67 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897222842 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 195 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1372 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 183 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 196 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 201864511523 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	89.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 157 Mixed 20.2 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.18 71% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	794x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	234x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	228x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16