MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 17:00
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 539 65% 498 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.2% Good	Lighting 75 Reflection 114 Parallax 88.9 61% 92.7 fps	MRender 88.6 Gravity 84.7 Splatting 93.1 73% 88.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 332 322 320 323 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 485 Mixed 404 SusWrite 332 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.6 225% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 432GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 343 437 452 408 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 470 Mixed 443 SusWrite 400 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59 201% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 227GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 351 450 465 473 336 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 445 Mixed 463 SusWrite 409 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 64.4 223% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 115 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 114 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 772GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 152 162 155 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 130 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 153 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 107%
Asmt ASM1153E 320GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 192GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 62 62 59 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 54.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 61.3 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 105%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 77%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $731

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 $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