MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateNov 23 '18 at 21:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 388
53% 395 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 154
Parallax 132
115% 142 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 135
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 111 125 108 111 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 386
Write 144
Mixed 188
SusWrite 115
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 37.7
151% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 146
113% 156 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1.5TB free
Firmware: MN6OAA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 150 154 154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 153
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 153
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 27.1
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79%
Great: 89%

 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 2,280 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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HDDRAMUSB
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