MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 07:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 619 83% 618 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Lighting 79.3 Reflection 79.2 Parallax 68.7 65% 75.7 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 74.9 60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 75GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 77 82 81 86 77 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 287 Write 314 Mixed 320 SusWrite 88.2 57% 252 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 15.9 108% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 31.7 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 78%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 857 797 708 772 785 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,910 Write 1,964 Mixed 1,606 SusWrite 852 355% 1,583 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 80.4 295% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,652 DQ Write 1,533 DQ Mixed 1,402 1,104% 1,529 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 284%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 126GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 81 77 62 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 111 SusWrite 76.6 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 76%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 13 13 10 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 24.3 Write 12.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 12 17% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 173% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 31.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 33.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 44 91% 44 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,277 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	277x
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

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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