MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive107% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 20:18
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 99
2-Core 191
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 602
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3538 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 139
Parallax 140
122% 143 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 126
Splatting 104
107% 135 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 436 333 177 40 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 409
Mixed 438
SusWrite 245
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.3
178% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 273
229% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
541GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 141 140 142 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 145
Mixed 103
SusWrite 141
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93%
Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: ML6OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 128 128 129 129 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 128
Write 131
Mixed 70
SusWrite 128
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 29.5
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 25.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $727
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