MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '17 at 20:11
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 414 59% 435 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.33% Terrible	Lighting 7.97 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.59 6% 9.01 fps	MRender 7.43 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 16 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.33% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371D) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 73 64% 76.4 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 70 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 45 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 39 (A3) Unknown 100 100 6 (A4) Unknown 100 100 14952 (A5) Unknown 100 100 73 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 29 (94) Unknown 100 100 12435 (95) Unknown 100 100 396 (96) Unknown 100 100 201 (97) Unknown 100 100 365 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 6 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 51 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1168 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 40994 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14130 (F5) Unknown 100 100 134568	80.7% Excellent	Read 509 Write 304 Mixed 334 84% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 25.3 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 17.9 46% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 365GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 146763880 (03) Spinup time 100 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3039 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 34421564009 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3048 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3647 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065689 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 50 672202792 (C2) HDA temperature 40 50 34359738408 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 34 146763880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 446 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 35880156793641 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2443544873 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1523420707	66.5% Good	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 99.2 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.82 140% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 88%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB 3,989 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 232GB free Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 188182833 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 72 72 29454 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 55 159241315723 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6741 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7311 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 94 21475229881 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 50 672268328 (C2) HDA temperature 40 50 30064771112 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 38 32 188182833 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -377957097820 (F1) Unknown 100 253 52044521 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3368428111	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 97.3 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.64 134% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	247x

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	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

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