MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	299% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 661 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 41.1 26% 35 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 35.3 28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1658 1179 809 822 822 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,421 SusWrite 1018 411% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 89.1 290% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 966 720% 957 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 84GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 167 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 479 Write 349 Mixed 337 SusWrite 136 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 32 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 173 156% 232 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 91%
Intel 320 Series 600GB-$472 694 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 559GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 213 213 210 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 248 Write 214 Mixed 192 SusWrite 210 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 26.3 89% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 81.6 70% 104 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 622GB free Firmware: HP52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 154 154 154 157 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 122 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 154 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 86%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $105

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	987x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	250x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16