MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	163% 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	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 20:09
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 688 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 221 Parallax 243 188% 232 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 213 Splatting 126 159% 205 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 71 38 32 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 497 Write 379 Mixed 397 SusWrite 81.7 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 1.2 64% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 0.6 51% 121 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 86%
Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: GG2AB990 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 104 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 103 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 61%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 367GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 184 186 185 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 176 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 182 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 39 41 43 40 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 133 Write 77.5 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 44.3 103% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.2 144% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 82%

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Desktop 90%

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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 $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $179	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