MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.4% 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 Drive115% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 00:53
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 581
70% 540 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB; GV-N1070WF2OC-8GD
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 135
Parallax 115
99% 124 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 124
Splatting 103
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 115 119 114 114 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 444
Mixed 383
SusWrite 169
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 66.6
227% 84.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 28.3
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 27.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 104%

 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 2,279 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) - $115

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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HDDRAMUSB
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