MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.9% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '19 at 12:47
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 598 82% 607 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1603 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 103 Parallax 90.6 83% 98.5 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 106 Splatting 96.6 82% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 298 301 301 299 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 302 Mixed 319 SusWrite 297 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 38.4 151% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 241 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 202GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 421 343 305 293 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 376 SusWrite 332 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 47.6 167% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 249 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 212 210 212 210 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 154 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 211 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 92 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 91.9 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 542GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 150 156 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 143 Mixed 40 SusWrite 155 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBR2 Kingston HP24D4U7S8MBP-8 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 73%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,925 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	790x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	337x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	234x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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