MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.3% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A75
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170214
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 12:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 511
68% 511 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 67.3
64% 75 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 70.2
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 94 96 59 100 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 478
Write 282
Mixed 335
SusWrite 113
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 39.3
158% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 214
184% 270 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
367GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 154 156 158 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 173
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 156
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.9
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 22.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $470
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