MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '24 at 01:58
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 237 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 665 70% 558 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 90.5 Reflection 89.6 Parallax 82.5 74% 87.5 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 72.1 70% 88.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 439 463 430 468 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 421 Mixed 384 SusWrite 422 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 53 177% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 266% 353 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 133GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 271 198 170 166 170 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,464 Write 905 Mixed 935 SusWrite 212 195% 879 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61 208% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 573 447% 616 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 199%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 4133 2OZ 2x8GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 31.8 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%

Take a copy of your results

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	69	57	60	23.9"	1280 720	HPN3509 HP N246v

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 613 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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 $195Bench 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 $96Bench 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 $48Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16