MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 01:31
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 748 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 196 Parallax 186 145% 187 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 174 Splatting 124 139% 178 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 236 260 260 261 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,924 Write 1,230 Mixed 519 SusWrite 309 219% 996 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 57.3 225% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,162 DQ Write 1,117 DQ Mixed 685 639% 988 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 131GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 130 74 70 68 69 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 384 SusWrite 147 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.6 200% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 252 220% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 282GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2262 605 610 611 610 610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2550 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 885 411% 1,838 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.5 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,565 DQ Write 1,422 DQ Mixed 1,470 1,109% 1,486 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 340%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 571GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 117 119 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 73 SusWrite 118 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 113 Write 102 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 106 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 30.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 110%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	986x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

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	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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