MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	149% 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 (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 04:56
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 546 73% 545 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 85 55% 74.4 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 56.4 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 236 260 231 242 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 954 Write 776 Mixed 623 SusWrite 250 145% 651 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 66.7 210% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 532 433% 623 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 141%
AMP99E95 120GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 112GB free Firmware: 380A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 80 74 75 75 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 172 Write 98.5 Mixed 142 SusWrite 79 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 26.8 109% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 103 86% 125 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 169 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 160 Mixed 112 SusWrite 168 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 298GB free Firmware: 3.ADJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 147 146 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 144 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 40%

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 (69^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 80%

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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 $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: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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