MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	98.5% 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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170214
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '18 at 17:51
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$250 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 788 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 150 Parallax 142 112% 143 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1550 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 227 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 680 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655388 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 69 54 197569740831 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5251 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4408 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7866 (F4) Unknown 100 100 10 (F5) Unknown 100 100 28 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1368896	98.5% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 495 Mixed 506 113% 508 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 13.5 114% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 60.9 122% 244 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 691GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 198283616 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1348 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 61 60 1440403 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1516 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 222 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 61 470941722 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6081 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 60129542170 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 40308268073486 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1417254645 (F2) Unknown 100 253 291645068	94.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 157 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.24 99% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 2x8GB 1,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 28.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 99%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,915 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	786x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	231x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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