MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.7% 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 Drive112% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 699
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 112
Parallax 102
89% 108 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 104
Splatting 100
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 435 463 477 475 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 479
Mixed 364
SusWrite 444
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 46.4
157% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 170
178% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 112%
Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 168 168 168 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 159
Mixed 105
SusWrite 166
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 171 170 165 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 132
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 163
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW128GX4M8C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.2% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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