MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.6% 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	95.7% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	42.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 04:33
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 694 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1533 MHz, MLim: 1772 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.6% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 97.9 84% 103 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 78.6 72% 88.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 282 251 220 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 449 Mixed 325 SusWrite 258 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 45.2 172% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 179 155% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 107%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 121GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 450 460 453 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 466 Mixed 315 SusWrite 454 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 46.9 178% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 181 155% 221 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
Synology iSCSI Storage 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 969GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 95 95 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.4% Below average	Read 104 Write 96.2 Mixed 101 SusWrite 94 22% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 17.9 61% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 91.1 DQ Mixed 112 81% 105 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 67%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 821GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 106 109 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 109 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 117 119 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 134 Write 116 Mixed 112 SusWrite 118 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 85%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 4GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.9 8.1 8 8.1 8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	8.17% Terrible	Read 30.5 Write 7.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 7.9 14% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.17% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 31.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,277 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) - $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	247x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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