MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 04:25
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 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 (94^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 843 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 60GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1013E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 150 46 47 45 42 MB/s Performing below potential (89^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	71.7% Very good	Read 223 Write 217 Mixed 207 SusWrite 91.1 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 28.7 171% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 38.8 65% 122 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 131GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 157 36 67 70 42 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 2,781 Write 576 Mixed 791 SusWrite 121 230% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 43.3 188% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 184 141% 192 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 332%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 2x4GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 13.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 71%

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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 $241Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

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