MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.8% 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	85.6% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 02:00
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 579 77% 577 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1390 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 88.8 54% 72.8 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 47.4 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB-$208 155 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYCX0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 416 385 221 243 149 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 465 Write 404 Mixed 421 SusWrite 305 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 27.9 111% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 312 238% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 236GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 141 141 141 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 97.8 Write 101 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 141 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 114%
External USB3.0 256GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 128GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 270 273 275 274 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 290 Mixed 360 SusWrite 279 436% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 24.9 2,102% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 28.7 DQ Mixed 28.6 2,044% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 4x4GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 36 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

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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	993x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	551x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	356x
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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $797

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369