MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	135% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 00:07
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 248 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 645 67% 539 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 85.7 79% 97.6 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 115 Splatting 100 87% 107 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 149 67 87 80 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,049 Write 655 Mixed 427 SusWrite 110 123% 560 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 54.9 195% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 343 322% 504 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 144%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 39GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 247 71 90 44 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 432 Write 351 Mixed 258 SusWrite 137 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 28 115% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 202 186% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 648GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 90 102 102 105 101 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 58.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 54 SusWrite 100 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 68%
Freecom Databar 8GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID fcf6 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 4 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 6.5 9% 7.18 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 23.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 94%

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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 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
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	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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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