MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 16:55
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 494 66% 491 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 87.6 57% 75.9 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 56.8 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 22 31 54 48 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 412 Write 339 Mixed 277 SusWrite 70.4 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 22.4 125% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 34 76% 152 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 85%
Ccdisk iSCSI 960GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 31GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 13 13 13 15 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.8% Very poor	Read 84.2 Write 61.9 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 12.6 12% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 7.6 27% 8.13 MB/s	DQ Read 9 DQ Write 7.1 DQ Mixed 7.5 6% 7.87 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 65%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 194 190 190 191 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 190 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Ccdisk iSCSI 960GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 279GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 13 13 14 16 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 74.2 Write 47.8 Mixed 60 SusWrite 13.2 37% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 3.8 891% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 26%
Ccdisk iSCSI 960GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 692GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 14 13 14 16 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 55.2 Write 24.4 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 13.2 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 7.9 1,066% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 26%
Ccdisk iSCSI 960GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 219GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 13 13 14 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 47.1 Write 22.1 Mixed 27 SusWrite 13.2 20% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0 138% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 90%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $105

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	987x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	250x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16