MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	171% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 04:33
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DMA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 564 78% 579 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 73 56 55 58 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1363 Write 918 Mixed 863 SusWrite 120 181% 816 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75.7 270% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 221 271% 459 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 209%
Seagate ST380811AS 80GB-$99 2,717 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 73GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 64 67 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 64.6 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 64.9 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 362GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 151 150 150 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 146 Write 100 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 150 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 455GB free Firmware: SM28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 109 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 390% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 64%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 576GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 91 92 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 85.4 Write 86.2 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 90.7 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 488GB free Firmware: JA2OA700 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 98 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 94.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 98 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26.7 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
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	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $637

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) $30	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