MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161215
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 17:26
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 60%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 205
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 388
53% 395 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 116
Parallax 108
89% 111 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 96
79% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 291
Mixed 40
56% 258 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 20.6
92% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.7
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 24.1
52% 100 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
65GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 86 86 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 78.7
Write 75.2
Mixed 61
SusWrite 86
56% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 8.1
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 47%

 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 2,279 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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