MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	383% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 08:42
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 312 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 857 88% 707 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 115 Parallax 108 88% 110 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 100 Splatting 97.5 80% 98 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 456GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 1169 1147 1152 1151 1163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 3,318 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 1,192 471% 2,120 MB/s	4K Read 77 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 99.7 340% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,728 DQ Write 1,536 DQ Mixed 1,644 1,229% 1,636 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 445%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 44GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,068 Write 892 Mixed 382 172% 780 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 33.8 125% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 592 DQ Mixed 333 285% 408 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 1,740 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 6TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 341 342 345 343 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 324 Write 278 Mixed 111 SusWrite 341 192% 264 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 395% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 262%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 32GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 24GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 16 17 17 19 17 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 36.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 18.2 42% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.2 92% 2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.2 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 31 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% 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) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
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 $45Bench 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: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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