MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	322% 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:36
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$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 (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 546 73% 544 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 60.3 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 67.2 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 958 863 865 851 829 664 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2542 Write 2146 Mixed 1,420 SusWrite 838 387% 1,737 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 93.7 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,746 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 1,559 1,178% 1,584 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 355%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 60GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 25GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 57 60 58 59 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.7% Above average	Read 171 Write 65 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 59 21% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 32 120% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 86.9 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 75.3 56% 75.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 80%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 142GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 58 32 31 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 59.6 Write 60.8 Mixed 42 SusWrite 48.5 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 35%
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 543GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 103 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 84.3 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 103 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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) - $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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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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 $40	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