MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	140% 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	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 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '19 at 05:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 549 73% 549 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 40.4 31% 36.2 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 35 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 3,686 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 263 261 264 263 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 820 Write 827 Mixed 748 SusWrite 306 152% 675 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 51.8 185% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 591 476% 668 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 143%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 119GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 183 184 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 444 Write 187 Mixed 224 SusWrite 184 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.2 159% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 171 146% 217 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 858GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 125 127 124 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 109 Write 152 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 124 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 297GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.7 8.9 6.6 6.8 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.84% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 6.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 7.3 9% 6.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 2.84% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $95Bench 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

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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