MSI Z270-S02 (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	152% 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	62% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270-S02 (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 10:57
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$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)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 257 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 638 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 201 Parallax 188 186% 206 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 148 Splatting 131 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 40 41 37 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 389 Write 136 Mixed 187 SusWrite 48.3 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 30.5 113% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 110 105% 167 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 193GB free Firmware: SBFA13.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 344 409 136 137 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 436 Write 210 Mixed 326 SusWrite 246 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 31.1 122% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 196 180% 275 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 24.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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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: 0P 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	43	8	144	27.9"	2560 1377	AOCB201 U28G2G4R4

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Typical Z270-S02 (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-S02 (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	57x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	35x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	29x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	31x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 51,435 samples	10x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	9x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $472

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 $45	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