MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	224% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 10:02
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 742 71% 587 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% 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 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 313 315 314 312 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,423 Mixed 527 SusWrite 366 244% 1,110 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 64.4 228% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 721 631% 940 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 242GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 681 679 678 677 680 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,496 SusWrite 797 401% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 87.5 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,154 871% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 92GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 370 370 364 360 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 326 Mixed 277 SusWrite 364 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 41 162% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 315 240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 823GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 159 Mixed 83 SusWrite 165 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	982x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	541x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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