MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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 Drive	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 02:43
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 285 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 543 74% 553 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 130 104% 133 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 312 315 315 304 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 448 Mixed 434 SusWrite 312 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.5 230% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FDD2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 8GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $105

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	986x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16