MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 741 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 297 Parallax 321 248% 307 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 256 Splatting 193 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 494 Mixed 377 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.6 221% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 14GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 168 109 166 123 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 13 Write 44.3 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 137 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVGB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 614 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	300x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16