MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.1% 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	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 771 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.1% Outstanding	Lighting 109 Reflection 116 Parallax 101 89% 109 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 131 Splatting 104 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 110%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.41 7% 9.62 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 347 369 331 284 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 372 SusWrite 321 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 48.4 182% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD WD2500AAKX-321CA0 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 76GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 84 103 102 102 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 82.8 Write 81.7 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 99.1 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 101%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$94 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 7.5TB free Firmware: A4GNT514 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 46 46 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 186 Write 45.5 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 44.7 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 250GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 190GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 72 88 88 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 71.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 40 SusWrite 84.5 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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