MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.65% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	91.9% 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.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i7-7700K-$242 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 249 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 775 84% 665 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6709 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.65% Terrible	Lighting 7.83 Reflection 11.2 Parallax 7.88 6% 8.95 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 15.9 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.65% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 118 90 61 51 60 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 621 Write 311 Mixed 375 SusWrite 98.5 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 46.6 172% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 51.9 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 174 136% 178 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 107%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 180 112 89 88 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 453 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 140 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 164 153% 235 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 40GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 139 89 81 104 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 490 Write 450 Mixed 340 SusWrite 146 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 38.4 142% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 184 160% 234 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 88%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.4% 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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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