MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.7% 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 Drive	91.2% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 03:37
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 814 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 115 Parallax 102 86% 108 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 101 Splatting 83.1 76% 93.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 371GB free Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 472 473 454 470 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 392 SusWrite 461 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 51.8 179% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 255 219% 323 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 118%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 346GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 863 862 862 859 862 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,015 Write 2,061 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 926 375% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 67.7 235% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 978 730% 971 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 297%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 101 103 447 187 377 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 477 Mixed 301 SusWrite 268 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 38.5 140% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 67.2 124% 244 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 110%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 55 55 55 55 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 498 Write 440 Mixed 403 SusWrite 91.7 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 46.9 152% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 250 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 236GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 474 476 454 472 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 480 Mixed 415 SusWrite 462 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.7 203% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 361GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 123 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 172 Write 169 Mixed 76 SusWrite 123 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 115%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	198x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	36x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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