MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 85.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 243 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 495 66% 495 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 71.5 64% 76.8 fps	MRender 80 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 75 63% 76.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,313 Write 532 Mixed 667 252% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 54.4 202% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 581 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 471 375% 524 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 333%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 108GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 423 390 244 251 242 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 362 Write 246 Mixed 216 SusWrite 311 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.8 133% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 325 231% 289 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 477GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 158 158 159 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 115 Write 88.6 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 158 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 936GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 107 118 117 106 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 70.8 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 109 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 25.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	790x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	218x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

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