MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.5% 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	111% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 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 30 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$244 164,144 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 88% 152 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 450 64% 462 Pts	64-Core 483 32% 483 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 993,871 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 116 Parallax 99.4 84% 106 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 102 78% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$125 615,795 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 362 246 228 213 211 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 378 SusWrite 260 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 58.7 190% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 656 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 42GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 157 177 154 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 317 Write 275 Mixed 255 SusWrite 167 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.1 152% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 151 131% 192 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 78%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$198 7,009 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 21GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 139 94 105 120 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 439 Write 247 Mixed 289 SusWrite 122 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.8 171% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 163 148% 227 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 93%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 656 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 46GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 100 102 97 100 MB/s Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63% Good	Read 244 Write 126 Mixed 179 SusWrite 99.4 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 32.1 141% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 82.7 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 95.7 75% 102 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 78%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$100 101,486 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 175 179 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 189 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 177 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 2x4GB 1,160 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 91%

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

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 73%

Battleship

Desktop 92%

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Workstation 63%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 87%, 505,701 samples	1,136x
Core i5-7600KIntel $244Bench 84%, 164,144 samples	652x
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 80%, 187,943 samples	169x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	498x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 786,866 samples	351x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	173x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	129x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $108Bench 114%, 370,329 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	222x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	133x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 82%, 36,085 samples	62x

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Total price: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16