MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	142% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 06:35
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 255 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 565 78% 579 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 4,485 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 404 405 404 395 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 997 Write 404 Mixed 527 SusWrite 400 129% 582 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 42.3 177% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 407 DQ Mixed 489 380% 528 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 142%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 137GB free Firmware: R0118A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 290 104 49 74 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 512 Write 456 Mixed 385 SusWrite 170 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 27.7 148% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 35.6 85% 171 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 624GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 169 170 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 154 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 169 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 30 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 88%

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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%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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