MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.8% 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)
Boot Drive138% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateJan 01 '19 at 01:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$62
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 457
62% 461 Pts
64-Core 461
29% 461 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.8% Poor
Lighting 40
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 38.9
33% 37 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 39.3
Splatting 0.09
19% 26.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 213 210 210 208 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 966
Write 608
Mixed 286
SusWrite 213
114% 519 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57.9
192% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 519
DQ Mixed 390
346% 522 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 138%
Great: 144%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 178 182 176 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 178
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 180
104% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 30.1
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 29.8
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 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 2,293 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) - $105

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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