MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	41.1% 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	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 30% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '17 at 04:11
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%
CPU Throttled	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Memory 62.2 1-Core 24 2-Core 47.8 32% 44.7 Pts	4-Core 90.7 8-Core 161 15% 126 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.1% Average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 59 Parallax 73.4 32% 57.3 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 71.6 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 426 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 222 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21037331 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 57 (A8) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 469 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 104 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 68 292059152420 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 335011184718 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2031 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2987 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2761 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2587 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	57.7% Above average	Read 461 Write 246 Mixed 267 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 13.7 73% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 73.8 DQ Write 47.1 DQ Mixed 25.2 28% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 204GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 143 141 3850 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3773 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2452 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 793 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 555548705 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3583 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 101 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.45 108% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA00 320GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 29GB free Firmware: PB3OC64G Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 144 144 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4460 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 8776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3839 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 94 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 227217 (C2) HDA temperature 196 196 240518955036 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	42.3% Average	Read 73.7 Write 73.5 Mixed 67.9 54% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.35 78% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 18.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 90%

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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