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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	254% 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	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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 16:36
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 773 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 336 336 335 334 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,521 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,070 SusWrite 387 300% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 83 284% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 982 721% 944 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 280%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 72GB free Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 162 163 163 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,891 Write 589 Mixed 576 SusWrite 178 176% 808 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 67.4 266% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 450 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 230 191% 283 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 234%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 418GB free Firmware: AX003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 91 92 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 86 Write 80.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 91.4 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 452GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 129 129 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 129 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 361GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 159 163 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 156 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 28.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 91%

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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) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	982x
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: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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