MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	229% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170302
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 18:51
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 676 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 18.5 16% 17.9 fps	MRender 16.4 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 20.3 16% 18.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6194 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.92% Terrible	Lighting 8.17 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 8.28 7% 9.29 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.4 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.92% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 14,022 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 1000 1405 1391 1489 1281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,251 Write 1,046 Mixed 739 SusWrite 1,237 240% 1,068 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 64.4 221% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 785 DQ Mixed 301 357% 617 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 235%
Apple SM0512F 500GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 439GB free Firmware: UXM2JA1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 338 379 380 384 385 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 348 Write 354 Mixed 310 SusWrite 363 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 45.7 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.9 DQ Write 96.9 DQ Mixed 62.4 48% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 99%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 158GB free Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 323 323 318 320 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,875 Write 1,354 Mixed 959 SusWrite 348 251% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 78.3 268% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 80.7 309% 680 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 243%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 23GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 47.2 Write 65.8 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 60.9 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 208% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 67%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 11GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 89 88 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 48.4 Write 93.4 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 85.6 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79 15,506 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 69 69 68 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 86.1 Write 89.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 69.1 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 63%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 238GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 106 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 95.1 Mixed 69 SusWrite 105 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 93%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	10x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	4x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	5x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	4x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	4x

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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