MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 18:28
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 286 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 798 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2715 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 160 Parallax 136 122% 149 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 147 Splatting 119 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,942 Write 7,846 Mixed 7,605 1,743% 7,798 MB/s	4K Read 538 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 339 1,387% 379 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,010 804% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 125%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 75GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 227 228 230 229 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 492 Mixed 321 SusWrite 256 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.6 206% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 338 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 73GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 275 274 278 272 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 493 Mixed 370 SusWrite 286 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.5 195% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 229 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 914GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 101 101 106 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 103 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 90%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 310GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 88 87 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 66.2 Write 69.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 86.3 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 57%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 101 100 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 91 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 99.2 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 22.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

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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	795x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16