MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170302
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '18 at 12:50
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	6%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 760 81% 645 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3289) ≥ 4GB; msi gtx 1060 CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 65.2 64% 73.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 70.3 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1118 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 258 (A5) Unknown 100 100 443 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 16 (A9) Unknown 100 100 38 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 43 184684511271 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1211186020634 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 422 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2469 (F1) Unknown 100 100 890 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1150 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	45.2% Average	Read 507 Write 71.6 Mixed 118 50% 232 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 5.89 60% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 54.7 DQ Mixed 7.63 26% 58.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 637GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 172 2050 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 275 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1117 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 257 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 915 (C2) HDA temperature 108 103 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 176 Mixed 159 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.75 4K Mixed 0.34 119% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23.3 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	75x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $525

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) $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