MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 21:16
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 797 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Lighting 80.7 Reflection 87.6 Parallax 76.5 66% 81.6 fps	MRender 81 Gravity 74 Splatting 68.5 60% 74.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 143 52 52 53 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 429 Mixed 384 SusWrite 84.7 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 49.7 176% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 250 209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 101GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 95 95 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 118 Write 148 Mixed 39 SusWrite 91.7 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.6 234% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 125GB free Firmware: V5DOA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 49.8 Write 48.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 49.1 33% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x4GB 4,971 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2520 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 24.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 27.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 91%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	979x
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	350x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	276x
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	99x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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