MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 16:07
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 256 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 766 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 18.7 15% 17 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 26 17% 20 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 162 106 96 85 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 489 Write 426 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 129 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 33 131% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 85 114% 209 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 346GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 119 108 114 109 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 201 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 132 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 121%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 136GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 87 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 111 Mixed 109 SusWrite 86.5 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 447GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 49 49 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 35.2 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 48.7 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 22.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 96%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 77%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16