MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	147% 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	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-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 18:09
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 757 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 147 Parallax 123 106% 133 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 108 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 263 374 353 271 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,020 Write 734 Mixed 311 SusWrite 314 132% 595 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 54.6 199% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 427 364% 535 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 155%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 303GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 453 447 450 458 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 384 SusWrite 453 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 68.7 235% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
Samsung 470 Series SSD 128GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 78GB free Firmware: AXM09B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 236 237 237 240 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 236 Write 221 Mixed 190 SusWrite 238 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 18.4 80% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 52.5 DQ Mixed 23.5 35% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 53%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 115 119 118 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 123 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 117 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 97%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 150 149 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 139 Write 146 Mixed 74 SusWrite 149 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 167 169 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 168 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 103%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 90%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 77%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	201x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16