MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive89.3% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '19 at 01:42
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 687
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.64% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 7.97
6% 9.19 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 7.13
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.64%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GB
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPC0T14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 419 210 149 149 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 453
Write 450
Mixed 392
SusWrite 254
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37.2
143% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 287
211% 274 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109
386GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 125
Write 122
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 109
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 23.4
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 25.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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