MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.1% 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	109% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 141 2-Core 253 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 743 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 120 Parallax 99.6 90% 110 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 112 109 111 111 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 436 Mixed 379 SusWrite 147 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.3 211% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 362 259% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 281GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 146 148 147 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 151 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 222GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 108 108 126 167 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 86.7 Write 115 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 138 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 90%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 104GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 67 68 68 68 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 68.2 108% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 28.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 103%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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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