MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	67.4% 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-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 07:38
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$241 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 256 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 735 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 163 257 297 147 231 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 467 Write 267 Mixed 297 SusWrite 222 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 28.2 93% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 157 112% 145 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 170GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 410 391 390 362 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 357 SusWrite 388 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.2 203% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 82GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 84 84 81 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 154 Write 117 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 83.5 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 256GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 86 87 82 87 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 84.8 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 88%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 692GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 86 85 88 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 69.9 Write 59.1 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 86 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

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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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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