MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% 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	221% 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-7A75
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 16:18
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$250 712,312 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)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 788 74% 616 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6150) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 26.6 Parallax 33 30% 32 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 33.6 Splatting 33.2 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 850 621 617 628 621 624 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,585 Write 1528 Mixed 809 SusWrite 660 256% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 60.9 228% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 1,029 DQ Mixed 864 704% 999 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 254%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 315GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 463 461 454 458 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 425 Mixed 414 SusWrite 457 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 46.4 150% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 314 238% 320 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0511 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 104 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 80.6 Write 88.4 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 104 20% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 0.9 7% 3.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1.8 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 3 2% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 18%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 291GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 135 136 128 147 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 102 Write 41.4 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 135 20% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 1.9 2% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 18%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 141GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 100 101 98 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 85 Write 87.7 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 100 116% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

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Workstation 45%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	785x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	231x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x
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	47x

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	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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