MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.7% 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	95.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 00:05
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 460 60% 454 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 39.8 37% 39.4 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 38.7 33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 114 58 97 87 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 186 Mixed 178 SusWrite 91.6 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53 189% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 217 197% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 104%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 138 138 139 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 129 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 137 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 392GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 67.7 Write 68 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 65.4 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 46%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 107GB free Firmware: A302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 35 Write 37.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 40.2 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G213381 2x8GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.8 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 83%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	264x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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