MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	239% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 08:51
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 169 2-Core 301 104% 188 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 656 88% 656 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 156 Parallax 133 123% 147 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 147 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 636 636 635 633 613 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,720 Write 1,730 Mixed 622 SusWrite 668 264% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 62.8 244% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 1,467 DQ Mixed 1,040 845% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 254%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 141GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 54 54 55 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 449 Mixed 390 SusWrite 91.3 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50 176% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 249 209% 303 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3000VX004-1RU166 3TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 10GB free Firmware: CV26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 81 81 82 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 85 Write 85.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 81.3 59% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 893GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 170 170 172 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 150 Mixed 106 SusWrite 170 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2300 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.2% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 22.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 110%

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

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	248x

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

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $637

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 $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