MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	167% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 07:07
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 431 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 33 Parallax 40 38% 40.1 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 43.4 Splatting 38 33% 40 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-120 120GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1205A0 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,619 Write 570 Mixed 900 225% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 12.5 184% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 14.6 106% 244 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 179%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 331GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 171 2416 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 95 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 123 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 66 555089952 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 251 (C2) HDA temperature 111 109 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	82.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 130 104% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.32 102% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 211GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2341 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 39 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 123 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 57 (C2) HDA temperature 111 109 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	69.5% Good	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 121 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.44 4K Mixed 0.26 121% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N24-FFFHA0 2x8GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 14 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 93%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,921 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

Yacht

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	789x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $481

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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