MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '17 at 05:39
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 507
67% 505 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 1460) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 20.3
Parallax 15.4
14% 17.6 fps
MRender 24.3
Gravity 17.5
Splatting 20.3
17% 20.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 120
Mixed 114
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.36
107% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 69%
pny USB 2.0 FD 32GB
9GB free, PID 005d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.92% Terrible
Read 23.1
Write 7.24
Mixed 7.6
13% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.45
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.71
74% 2.35 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.92%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 537 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $773
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