MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 16:27
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 771
70% 590 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.25
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 158
Parallax 145
118% 149 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 139
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 425 420 441 432 415 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 485
Mixed 393
SusWrite 418
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 62.1
206% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme 480GB-$300
360GB free
Firmware: R211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 253 245 248 236 231 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 457
Write 226
Mixed 142
SusWrite 240
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 25.7
84% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 82
DQ Mixed 108
92% 140 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 66%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB
116GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 89 90 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 73.3
Mixed 59
SusWrite 89.3
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.6
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 44%

 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 2,274 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) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $645
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