MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive241% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 496
64% 482 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 68.2
64% 75.3 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 73.7
59% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 601 595 590 595 591 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,799
Write 1,759
Mixed 687
SusWrite 629
272% 1,219 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 62.3
248% 99.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 1,434
DQ Mixed 863
756% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 241%
Great: 254%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78
97GB free
Firmware: 02.01C03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 52 50 50 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Read 57
Write 53.3
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 50.7
38% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 21.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 104%

 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 2,274 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: $645
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HDDRAMUSB
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