MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 795 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 233 Parallax 261 173% 236 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 229 Splatting 137 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,937 Write 1,450 Mixed 478 283% 1,288 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 49.9 203% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 908 705% 967 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 75GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 101 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 33 SusWrite 100 62% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.5 197% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 156GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 62.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 56.3 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 242GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 51 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 89 Write 84.7 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 49.8 53% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB 3,999 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 93%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	541x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16