MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	88.1% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 19:56
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 792 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 153 Parallax 129 119% 143 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 109 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 147 116 117 136 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 360 Write 238 Mixed 290 SusWrite 132 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 49.7 182% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 240 173% 225 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 61GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 120 104 137 154 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 94 SusWrite 128 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 93GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 82 82 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 79.5 Write 47.3 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 81.5 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 59%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 22GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 46 47 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 48 Write 50.3 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 46.4 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 51%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

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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