MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive155% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '18 at 11:20
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 796
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 200
Parallax 181
148% 187 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 179
Splatting 129
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
94GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 494
Write 311
Mixed 387
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 17.5
85% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 64.7
80% 147 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 76%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,121
Write 699
Mixed 862
198% 894 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 29.8
173% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 521
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 162
175% 302 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 155%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 32.2
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 31.5
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 307 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $509
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