MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170728
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 765 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 130 Parallax 137 110% 134 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 125 Splatting 103 108% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A75) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4508 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.1 Reflection 12 Parallax 7.91 7% 9.34 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 6.93 Splatting 16.6 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Takems SSD 240GB 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0. Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 337 Write 263 Mixed 223 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 37.8 162% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 237 184% 253 MB/s

Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 147GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 406 307 249 245 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 425 Mixed 351 SusWrite 304 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 40.5 160% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 330 248% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 99%
Samsung SSD 1TB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 459 450 457 459 450 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 411 Mixed 381 SusWrite 448 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 48.5 184% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 139%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 334GB free Firmware: JP4O Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 66.8 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 835GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,718 Write 60.8 Mixed 96.8 1,403% 1,959 MB/s	4K Read 1,176 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.8 49,322% 393 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 705GB free Firmware: PJO4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 92.3 Write 13 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 13 25% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 74%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 17GB free Firmware: A10A SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 81.8 Write 46.8 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 13.1 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 59%
HGST 1TB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 141GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 20 23 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 43%
Patriot Burst 120GB 112GB free, PID 1576 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 180 59 58 59 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	287% Outstanding	Read 304 Write 254 Mixed 228 SusWrite 113 290% 225 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 28.7 3,424% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 75 DQ Mixed 30.7 3,711% 45.7 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 24.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 26.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 103%

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Typical Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75) Builds (Compare 1,916 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	787x
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	232x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
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	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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