MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


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 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% 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)
Boot Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '18 at 11:26
Run Duration	526 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 799 83% 666 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1591 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 66.1 60% 71.5 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 59.2 56% 70.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 78GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4250126 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 64965675319311 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 43 94492098589 (C2) HDA temperature 29 43 94492098589 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4250126 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4250126 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4250126 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294962099 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2 (F4) Unknown 99 99 4259870	72.5% Very good	Read 506 Write 193 Mixed 233 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 15 115% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 42.2 68% 127 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6768 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3256 (B1) Unknown 93 93 78 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 53 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 324 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21180502537	94.6% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 353 Mixed 341 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 22.5 138% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 54.7 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXP 750GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 326GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 68 Write 54.9 Mixed 52.5 73% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.21 58% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 41%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-07A7B2 500GB 114GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.1% Poor	Read 62.2 Write 61.8 Mixed 35.8 66% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.32 74% 0.93 MB/s

WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B0 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 101GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 79.6 127% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.32 79% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 46%
Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 64GB-$38 319 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 59GB free, PID a833 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 96.2 Write 28.4 Mixed 25.1 50% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.38 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.76 64% 2.82 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 34%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 58GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 155 Write 66.9 Mixed 92.2 119% 105 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 2.88 4K Mixed 1.47 180% 4.38 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 39%
Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 16GB-$8 500 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 7GB free, PID a833 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 86.3 Write 14.6 Mixed 15.2 35% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.26 4K Write 0.41 4K Mixed 0.34 45% 2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 27%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 57.2 Write 5.11 Mixed 7.45 19% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.48 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.006 25% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.4 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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