MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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 Drive	137% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 01:16
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 756 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 3027 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 181 152% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 185 Splatting 129 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$125 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 457 120 119 199 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 887 Write 550 Mixed 653 SusWrite 306 134% 599 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 52.8 194% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 468 365% 500 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 513GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 125 126 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 174 Write 76.7 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 126 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 387GB free Firmware: MS2OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 87 99 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 165 Write 161 Mixed 37 SusWrite 88.3 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$35 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 109%

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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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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	991x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	549x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	354x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	252x

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	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16