MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 17:21
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 712 74% 595 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB; GV-N1060G1GAMING-6GD CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 77 Parallax 67.2 63% 74 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 70.9 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 334 334 324 318 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,509 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 379 298% 1,351 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 82.8 282% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 934 690% 910 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 251% 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: 280 163 164 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,892 Write 706 Mixed 578 SusWrite 182 183% 839 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 66.6 265% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 450 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 229 191% 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: 92 91 91 91 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 81.4 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 91.4 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 450GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 129 127 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 124 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 361GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 163 166 161 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 154 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 160 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 1,521 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1607 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.28% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 6.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 6.6 11% 9.92 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.28% Great: 8%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 23.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 91%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	543x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16