MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive182% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 13:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 772
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 210
Parallax 185
149% 193 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 186
Splatting 130
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,833
Write 900
Mixed 1,112
282% 1,282 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 29.2
162% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 44
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 171
118% 141 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 182%
Great: 243%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
94GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 498
Write 306
Mixed 389
88% 398 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 12.8
76% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 84.8
DQ Mixed 62.7
77% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 30.7
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%

 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 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $727
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