MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 15:57
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 217 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 399 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 5.8 Parallax 4.9 4% 5.1 fps	MRender 6.2 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-512 512GB 2,855 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0724A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 65 96 49 24 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 384 Write 224 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 49 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 1.4 62% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 1.7 34% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5665-008.A00G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GIS 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.1 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 40%

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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	60	72.3"	1280 701	GSM0001 LG TV

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	541x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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