MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 392 56% 409 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3015 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 50.9 44% 56 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 54 Splatting 71 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 378 Write 404 Mixed 337 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 40.7 146% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 237 194% 276 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 294GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 385 357 373 407 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 451 Mixed 381 SusWrite 389 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.3 199% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 104GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 113 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 160 Write 124 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 114 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 109%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 213 210 217 215 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 209 Mixed 82 SusWrite 213 128% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 236% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 3x8GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 18.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 83%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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