MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 11:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 762 72% 599 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 48 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 45 39% 49.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 174 Splatting 62.6 80% 102 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 267 243 228 178 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 394 Write 268 Mixed 263 SusWrite 219 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.3 142% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 173 155% 234 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 877GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 134 136 138 135 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 134 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 357% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 16GB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 95%

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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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	980x
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	350x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	247x

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	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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