MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.3%, 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	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170214
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 20:45
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 755 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 193 Parallax 189 143% 186 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 358 350 325 325 337 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 371 SusWrite 353 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 55.9 184% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 413 419 454 465 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 449 Mixed 320 SusWrite 438 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 34.2 114% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 119%
ST3000DM001-1CH166 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 121GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 309 302 300 262 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 484 Write 346 Mixed 260 SusWrite 271 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 33.4 104% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 199 187% 293 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 164 168 170 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 167 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.53 MB/s

Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 185 186 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 162 Mixed 112 SusWrite 184 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 337% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 106%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,916 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	787x
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	232x
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	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	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