MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	246% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 736 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1236 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 52 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 68.5 42% 62 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 53 45% 55.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 558 559 558 555 551 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 1,533 Mixed 774 SusWrite 600 272% 1,227 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 62 250% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 1,327 DQ Mixed 830 731% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 254%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 86GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 643 559 581 565 583 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,348 Write 912 Mixed 662 SusWrite 588 195% 877 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 63.8 224% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 592 472% 656 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 987GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 134 150 139 150 145 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 162 Write 130 Mixed 85 SusWrite 144 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 91 123 87 98 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 63 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 97.4 59% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 37 39 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 33 Write 33.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 36.8 26% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.5 238% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 99%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 163 164 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 154 Write 160 Mixed 126 SusWrite 163 206% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 71%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 190 178 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 162 Write 149 Mixed 117 SusWrite 181 207% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x16GB 1,900 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	199x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	32x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	37x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

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Total price: $720

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 $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