MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 750 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 80.1 Reflection 83 Parallax 71.7 65% 78.3 fps	Gravity 76.2 Splatting 80.1 70% 78.1 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 426 380 308 462 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 461 Mixed 450 SusWrite 353 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.9 199% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 276 230% 333 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 557GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 138 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 170 Write 119 Mixed 77 SusWrite 138 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB 1,802 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 128 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 135 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 88%

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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 $15	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