MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	11.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '23 at 15:44
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 641 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 158 Parallax 185 77% 146 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 152 Splatting 116 119% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,853 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,114 354% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 57.8 184% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 714 546% 741 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 500GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 103 131 138 142 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 121 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Slim Mac SL 500GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 80GB free Firmware: 6405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 55 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 73 Write 78.4 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 54.7 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 282GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 53.2 Write 32.5 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 37.3 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 36%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 51.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 35.6 48% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 83% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 28GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 22.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	795x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	338x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	234x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	228x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $476

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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