MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive128% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 00:27
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 595
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Device(7377 0000) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.70
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 35.6
Reflection 25
Parallax 25.9
29% 28.8 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 33.1
28% 35 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 381 253 105 109 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 883
Write 562
Mixed 602
SusWrite 197
125% 561 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 54.5
202% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 329
276% 389 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 128%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 25.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 27.7
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $637
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