MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	192% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 561 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 149 Parallax 158 125% 153 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 878 550 550 558 552 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,126 Write 1,910 Mixed 1,194 SusWrite 760 282% 1,247 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.5 221% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 830 589% 748 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 277%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 2GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 4 SusWrite 2.9 6% 6.22 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 29.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	992x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	551x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	355x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	253x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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