MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 22:46
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 613
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 206
Parallax 182
146% 189 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 185
Splatting 128
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 355 449 454 422 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 423
Write 423
Mixed 332
SusWrite 417
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48
169% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 249
214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 314 328 330 330 329 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,820
Write 1,363
Mixed 1,033
SusWrite 357
254% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 72.6
259% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1385
DQ Write 1,222
DQ Mixed 1,125
892% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 232%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3466C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 22.5
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 537 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $764
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