MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.8% 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 Drive118% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateAug 29 '17 at 17:54
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 775
84% 665 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 330C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 115
Parallax 97.4
92% 109 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 408
Mixed 417
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 48
188% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 115
145% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
23GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 475
Write 196
Mixed 261
68% 311 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 17.8
120% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 57.4
66% 110 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 85%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
565GB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 79.9
Write 77.8
Mixed 69.6
97% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.17
55% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 44%
Seagate Backup+ BL 1TB
41GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 64.4
Write 60.7
Mixed 49.2
73% 58.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.24
63% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 26.1
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

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