MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 04:52
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 788 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Lighting 82.4 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 68 67% 76.7 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 66.2 57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 64345165 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 57758720196667 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 49 68722688029 (C2) HDA temperature 29 49 68722688029 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 64345165 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 64345165 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 64345165 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 12884901889 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294962068 (EA) Unknown 0 0 81 (F1) Unknown 0 0 81 (F2) Unknown 0 0 34 (F4) Unknown 99 99 3604522	66.3% Good	Read 482 Write 194 Mixed 259 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 12.6 113% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 54 46% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 377GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 80 63 101795909 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 44 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2529949 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 894 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 44 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 63 622329889 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 66 (C2) HDA temperature 33 16 68719476769 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 3 101795909 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 40458591929214 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2247376754 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3781980651	91.1% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 121 109% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.34 100% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 51GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 143 Write 105 Mixed 111 147% 120 MB/s	4K Read 4.32 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 1.48 128% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

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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) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
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	249x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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