MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	211% 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.
Boot Drive	305% 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	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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 18:53
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 595 67% 527 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 292 Parallax 358 252% 319 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 261 Splatting 194 214% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 634GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1822 1892 1937 2065 2079 2077 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,700 Write 2,079 Mixed 1,834 SusWrite 1,979 430% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 78.4 261% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 755 574% 778 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 365%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 176GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 308 308 308 308 308 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,422 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,115 SusWrite 478 303% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 70.3 237% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 777 570% 753 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 278GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 100 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 99 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 809GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 160 Write 1.7 Mixed 2 39% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3000C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	100	43.4"	1280 720	AUS4390 ASUS XG43V

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	300x
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	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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