MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (57%). 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 18:18
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AGO-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 195 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 621 60% 493 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 17% 20.9 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 128 132 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 492 Write 148 Mixed 201 SusWrite 139 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 36.1 136% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 147 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 83%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 69 51 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 415 Write 118 Mixed 318 SusWrite 61.8 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 28.3 128% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 166 154% 234 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 649GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 142 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 136 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 142 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 113%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 101 99 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 99.4 124% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 04CD F4-2400C15-4GNT M378A5143DB0-CPB 04CD F4-2400C15-4GNT 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 20.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns

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

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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 $134	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