MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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 Drive	212% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 794 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2812 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 154 Parallax 149 122% 151 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 153 Splatting 133 113% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 607 750 703 390 531 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,121 Write 1,717 Mixed 1,335 SusWrite 697 276% 1,217 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 71.3 248% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 1135 832% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 277%
3 480GB SSD 480GB 3,645 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 147GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 374 380 372 380 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 378 Mixed 377 SusWrite 366 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 35.3 163% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 50 98% 192 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 100GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 12 15 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 166 Write 17.6 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 16.9 52% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 112% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GB 4,992 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 26.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 86%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	264x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $753

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 $45	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