MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93% 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 73.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 235 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 607 58% 480 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% HP(103C 2B62) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.1% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 101 Parallax 98 78% 98.1 fps	MRender 84.9 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 76.8 67% 82.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 67 64 66 62 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 486 Mixed 397 SusWrite 105 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 52.1 191% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 150 120% 173 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 168 168 170 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 155 Mixed 70 SusWrite 170 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 733GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 102 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 56.5 Write 43.3 Mixed 39 SusWrite 103 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 93GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 134 138 100 73 75 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 123 Write 144 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 97%
ST4000VN 008-2DR166 4TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 647GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 131 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 190 Write 174 Mixed 89 SusWrite 130 190% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 74%
HGST HDN 726040ALE614 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 131 134 134 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 194 Write 201 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 130 202% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 79%

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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 $169Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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