MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 03:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 290
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 538
76% 559 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 135
Parallax 138
95% 130 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 129
Splatting 116
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 47 46 46 45 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 474
Write 51.9
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 47.3
36% 167 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 37.3
112% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 79.2
DQ Mixed 136
124% 198 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 153 162 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 168
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 157
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 33
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 25.5
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $735
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