MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive208% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateSep 24 '18 at 14:01
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 266
95% 168 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 779
74% 609 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 186
Parallax 169
143% 177 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 168
Splatting 120
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 318 317 316 319 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2003
Write 1,344
Mixed 564
SusWrite 359
235% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 55.5
197% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,163
DQ Write 875
DQ Mixed 647
585% 895 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 208%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
29GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 152 151 152 151 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 484
Mixed 386
SusWrite 180
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 59.4
205% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 352
261% 343 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 186 188 190 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 193
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 187
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 29.9
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 29.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $515
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