MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	129% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '18 at 16:53
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 508 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2230 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 652 Mixed 960 226% 1,027 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 15.6 97% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 75.7 DQ Mixed 20.9 26% 44.8 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 313%
Nvme Samsung SSD 960 181GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 46GB free Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 1,379 Mixed 1,611 401% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 44.8 222% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 158 181% 311 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 296%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 2TB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 755 Write 33.1 Mixed 76 209% 288 MB/s	4K Read 8.57 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.47 425% 3.29 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 135%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 96.4 Mixed 81 68% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.21 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 0.51 180% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 103%

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

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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