MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '19 at 20:21
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 229 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 733 71% 585 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 133 Parallax 141 123% 142 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 107% 136 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 458 Mixed 434 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.7 183% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 277 231% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 532GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 143 138 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 153 Mixed 105 SusWrite 140 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 126 126 124 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 127 Write 122 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 125 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 27.1 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 88%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	198x
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	36x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $727

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