MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.7% 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	116% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 529 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 117 Parallax 99.5 85% 107 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 101 81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 284 221 212 217 211 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 473 Mixed 403 SusWrite 248 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.4 208% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 42GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 179 172 150 178 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 308 Write 274 Mixed 255 SusWrite 171 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.4 156% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 172 126% 164 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 84%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 25GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 139 157 139 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 244 Mixed 294 SusWrite 154 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.4 173% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 171 155% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 95%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 46GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 94 101 103 98 95 MB/s Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.4% Good	Read 285 Write 128 Mixed 177 SusWrite 98.6 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.8 151% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 74.6 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 95.2 74% 99 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 84%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 177 178 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 177 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 177 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 2x4GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 23.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 92%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	980x
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	350x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	247x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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