MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.4% 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	97.2% 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, 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 740 81% 640 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3540 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 139 Parallax 118 97% 125 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 103 Splatting 103 92% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 257 252 258 247 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 328 Mixed 302 SusWrite 263 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 44.7 172% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 146 138% 209 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 97%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 85GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 348 339 288 281 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 347 Mixed 273 SusWrite 317 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 29.3 116% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 152 124% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 845GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 173 174 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 176 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.6 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 32.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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

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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) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	543x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16