MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.47% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 239
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 458
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.47% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 7.7
Parallax 8.1
6% 7.6 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.47%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L1 128GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L1QCXB7
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,412
Write 699
Mixed 555
194% 889 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 74.8
264% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 880
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 705
558% 777 MB/s
Poor: 93% Great: 213%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
105GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 131
Write 114
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 118
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 30 72.3" 1280 720 GSM0001 LG TV
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) - $115

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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