MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	222% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (88%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 01:54
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 793 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.8% Very good	Lighting 91.7 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.3 75% 99.2 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 86.3 Splatting 78.9 69% 85.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 682GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 384 372 375 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 371 Mixed 257 SusWrite 402 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 41.2 149% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 344 254% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 616 611 615 613 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,938 Write 1,466 Mixed 919 SusWrite 649 276% 1,243 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 68.9 263% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 317 292% 466 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 259%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 175GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 222 261 265 264 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 507 Write 256 Mixed 276 SusWrite 249 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 28.2 140% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 50.2 81% 154 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 81%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 131GB free Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 439 439 437 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 434 Mixed 315 SusWrite 438 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 46.2 173% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 196 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 172GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 492 496 497 494 497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 494 Mixed 406 SusWrite 495 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.7 244% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 196 197 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 144 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 195 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 133 133 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 129 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 133 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 311GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 106 106 107 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 91 Write 89.5 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 105 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	543x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16