MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	342% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '17 at 07:55
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 849 91% 727 Pts	64-Core 851 53% 851 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2214 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 100% 118 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 108 Splatting 107 88% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,735 Write 1,855 Mixed 1,979 485% 2,190 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 77.7 297% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 606 DQ Mixed 307 323% 533 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 353%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 186GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,002 Write 563 Mixed 720 168% 761 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 38.4 154% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 460 DQ Mixed 124 175% 320 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 182%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 45GB free Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 1,142 Mixed 965 298% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 69.3 257% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 675 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 262 297% 508 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 219%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 849GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 156 Write 142 Mixed 169 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.38 131% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x16GB 3,045 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 48%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	264x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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