MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime9.4 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 75.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 204
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 407
43% 344 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 140
Parallax 144
106% 138 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 133
Splatting 117
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 393 328 153 152 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 447
Write 435
Mixed 367
SusWrite 250
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 30.6
107% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 302
220% 282 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
461GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 376 405 423 429 387 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 408
Mixed 380
SusWrite 388
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 44.8
149% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 290
237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 105%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
779GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 136 135 136 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 139
Write 131
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 135
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSCK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19.6
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55%
Great: 94%

 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 2,280 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $615
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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