MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	45.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 02:53
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.6% Average	Memory 64.9 1-Core 30.9 2-Core 59 35% 51.6 Pts	4-Core 101 8-Core 157 16% 129 Pts	64-Core 153 10% 153 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.4% Average	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 99.6 29% 63.4 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 95.3 Splatting 97.3 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 241 107 120 119 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 368 Write 350 Mixed 313 SusWrite 178 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 24.6 73% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 79.4 DQ Mixed 93.4 74% 106 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 197 196 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 152 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 196 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 309GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 91 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 119 Write 104 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 92.2 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 127 129 129 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 105 Write 119 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 18.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 90%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $105

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
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 $45Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16