MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 20:21
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 59.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 72% 134 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 486 55% 429 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.6% Good	Lighting 83 Reflection 127 Parallax 78.3 68% 96.2 fps	MRender 75.9 Gravity 79.4 Splatting 80.1 64% 78.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 278 269 272 275 262 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 860 Write 472 Mixed 344 SusWrite 272 108% 487 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 31.7 157% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 340 260% 356 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 214%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 610GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 357 419 425 431 433 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 408 Mixed 411 SusWrite 405 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 52.4 172% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 137%
Transcend SSD720 512GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 468GB free Firmware: 5.2.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 171 189 191 176 160 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 390 Write 143 Mixed 219 SusWrite 177 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 20.9 72% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 130 103% 148 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 429GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 142 143 141 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 114 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 141 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 112%

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 way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 90%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 77%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x
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	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16