MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.3% 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	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 05:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 234 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 649 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 138 Parallax 126 103% 130 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 123 Splatting 103 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 211 113 152 155 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 481 Write 476 Mixed 355 SusWrite 173 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 35.6 144% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 184 177% 279 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion+ 2TB 2,745 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 117 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 80.2 Write 124 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 763GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 164 157 160 163 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 123 Write 134 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 160 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 520GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 185 186 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 179 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 185 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.6 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 24 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 115%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
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	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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