MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.3% 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 Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 24 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU6%
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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 i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 279
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 738
77% 618 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.54
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 113
Parallax 96
90% 106 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 98.8
79% 96 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 410 457 465 413 463 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 482
Mixed 345
SusWrite 441
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 41.1
157% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 145
159% 264 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB-$256
110GB free
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 193 186 229 144 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 411
Write 295
Mixed 358
SusWrite 185
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 29.3
92% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 148
116% 163 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB
493GB free, PID 2321
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 88 87 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 84
Write 69.3
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 86.3
97% 72.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 25.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 98%

 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 2,280 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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