MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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.
Boot Drive	131% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 540 73% 542 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95% 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. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.03% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 9.03 7% 9.86 fps	MRender 12.4 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.03% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 173 Parallax 150 132% 162 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 153 Splatting 114 103% 127 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 448 402 322 454 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 406 SusWrite 420 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.1 223% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 898GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 61 63 65 67 66 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 53 Write 101 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 65.4 48% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 127 124 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 131 Write 105 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 28.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 24.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	543x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16