MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 260 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 519 67% 504 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 153 149 157 151 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 850 Write 277 Mixed 430 SusWrite 154 94% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 32.8 182% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 467 384% 561 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 141%
AMP99E95 120GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 66GB free Firmware: 380A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 58 71 70 70 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 180 Write 110 Mixed 132 SusWrite 68.2 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 28.5 116% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 114 91% 129 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 47%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 50GB free Firmware: 3.ADJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 69 68 62 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 47.5 Write 43.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 66.9 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 40%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 77GB free Firmware: JF100-16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 71 Write 74 Mixed 46 SusWrite 62 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 80%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	266x
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	78x
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 $40Bench 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: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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