MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	126% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 04:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 529 72% 537 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 55.4 37% 47.6 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 38.9 39% 49.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 300 301 303 304 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 386 SusWrite 303 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66 230% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 112GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 182 69 63 63 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 512 Write 372 Mixed 344 SusWrite 116 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 34 162% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 180 162% 244 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%
Seagate ST4000VN003-1T5168 4TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 973GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 133 132 133 131 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 129 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 260GB free Firmware: JF3OA0E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 97 97 96 94 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 97 Write 96.6 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 94.3 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 34.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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	979x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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