MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 08:35
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 266 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 747 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 190 Parallax 188 148% 186 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 28GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 423 390 200 151 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 451 Mixed 439 SusWrite 289 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.5 194% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 275 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 196 181 165 126 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 351 Write 323 Mixed 317 SusWrite 176 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 25.8 83% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 89.8 DQ Mixed 101 88% 135 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 65%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 179GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 293 298 297 300 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 300 Mixed 283 SusWrite 297 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 35.9 154% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 276 218% 303 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 533GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 165 164 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 139 Mixed 30 SusWrite 163 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MD4U1636181DCW 2x16GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 25.5 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 2R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	20%	70	305	235	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0408 XB270HU

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Typical Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 CAMO SQUAD (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	10x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	4x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	5x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	4x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	4x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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