MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17% 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	29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 02:39
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 667 73% 578 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 84.9 0% 50.3 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 55.7 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 11 18 5.6 9.7 16 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.2% Poor	Read 130 Write 19 Mixed 31 SusWrite 11.1 10% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 17.1 72% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 48.3 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 24.3 20% 30.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 105%
WD Blue 500GB-$93 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 43GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 305 306 298 297 292 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 475 Write 377 Mixed 251 SusWrite 305 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 33.5 111% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 235 200% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 6GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 150 139 131 118 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 118 Write 99.8 Mixed 76 SusWrite 133 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3300831SCE 300GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 5GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 52 52 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 49 Write 13.5 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 51.1 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 33%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2GB free Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 62.5 Write 50.5 Mixed 51.2 41% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
JMicron 2TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 400GB free Firmware: 0223 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 80 78 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 80.1 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 177% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 104%
JMicron 2TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2GB free Firmware: 0223 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5 Write 39.2 Mixed 11.5 14% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.2 109% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
ST2000DM 006-2DM164 2TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	5.97% Terrible	Read 13 Write 6 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 15.4 14% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.97% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	300x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16