MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	120% 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 (20%). 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '19 at 04:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 250 93% 163 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 799 85% 677 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 143 Parallax 134 113% 138 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 481 450 286 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 490 Mixed 364 SusWrite 398 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 48.9 192% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 327 256% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 119%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 54GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 559 502 230 128 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 912 Write 549 Mixed 652 SusWrite 349 137% 616 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 56.9 214% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 465 364% 499 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 144%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 164 160 164 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 159 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 162 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 810GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 94 94 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 70 Write 74 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 93.7 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 88%

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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 $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 $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