MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.7% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '18 at 20:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	59%

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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 440 63% 461 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.40.21.06 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 52.6 34% 41.7 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 37.7 29% 35.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,247 Write 1,479 Mixed 1,042 350% 1,589 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58.4 210% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 1105 838% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Transcend TS512GSSD370S 1TB 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 58 57 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 64.2 Write 67.3 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 56.4 13% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 3% 1.2 MB/s

WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 893GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 85 88 89 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 109 Write 100 Mixed 33 SusWrite 86.1 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 59%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 128GB-$51 274 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 58GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 94 95 96 96 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 121 Write 82 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 90.9 106% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 33.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 110%

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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	981x
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	248x

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	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