MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	261% 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	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.

Run History

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, 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, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 820 86% 687 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA A510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4625 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 172 Parallax 188 150% 181 fps	MRender 234 Gravity 158 Splatting 112 131% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 331 331 331 332 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,026 Write 1,228 Mixed 820 SusWrite 357 244% 1,108 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 91.6 321% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,537 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1,040 853% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 236%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 205GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 100 104 107 100 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 1,574 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 235 244% 1,091 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 89.5 327% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 270 344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 255%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 867GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 192 191 192 192 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 189 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 189 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 106%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $516

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 $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 $40	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