MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive95.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 13:57
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 699
74% 589 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 186
Parallax 185
140% 181 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 171
Splatting 117
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 213 208 205 206 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 322
Mixed 214
SusWrite 217
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 38.4
158% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 200
183% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 108%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 165 138 140 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 460
Write 324
Mixed 261
SusWrite 145
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 12.4
76% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 16.4
32% 65.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.5% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 10.3
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 11.9
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $637
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