MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A75
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 12:51
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 783
81% 653 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 149
Parallax 129
118% 141 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 141
Splatting 110
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,518
Write 2,257
Mixed 1,583
471% 2,120 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 92.5
312% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 510
504% 806 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
351GB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 79 77 78 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 67
Write 73.2
Mixed 50
SusWrite 76.9
49% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3367 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 29.3
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,914 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $490
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