MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	240% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '22 at 21:21
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 236 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 730 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	240% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 308 Parallax 389 295% 353 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 311 Splatting 206 236% 301 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 965GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 382 444 451 445 441 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 298 Mixed 355 SusWrite 411 71% 312 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 159 176% 296 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 76GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 395 460 459 461 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 454 Mixed 422 SusWrite 425 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 66.2 219% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 184 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 163 Mixed 32 SusWrite 184 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
SanDisk CF SDDR-289 64GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 35GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 140 Write 69.4 Mixed 61.2 101% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 113% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	982x
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: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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