MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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	63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-7700K-$235 712,312 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 (80^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 247 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 707 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% PNY(196E 1371) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 168 Parallax 154 139% 164 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 132 Splatting 0.2 74% 105 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 67 72 64 76 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 259 Write 127 Mixed 180 SusWrite 71.6 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 38.5 144% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 92.3 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 89.7 73% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 73%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 925GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1518 1461 1570 1530 1602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 1,658 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 1,518 341% 1,512 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 91.1 315% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 347 442% 772 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 295%
Synology iSCSI Storage 161GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 146GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 85 87 85 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 97.6 Write 87.6 Mixed 95 SusWrite 86.5 21% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 16.2 66% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 70.6 56% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 29%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 344GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 149 152 153 150 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 151 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.8% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 102%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	203x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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