MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '19 at 20:06
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 268 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 788 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 817 50% 817 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% ASRock(1849 5101) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 101 Parallax 248 99% 157 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 124 Splatting 148 107% 129 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 464 Mixed 398 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 60.8 210% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 0GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 475 Mixed 364 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 61.3 215% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 335 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 261GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 131 120 121 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 124 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2724 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 23.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 97%

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

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Typical Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	10x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	4x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	5x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	4x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	4x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

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