MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	216% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 230 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 699 74% 591 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 318 Reflection 298 Parallax 335 259% 317 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 270 Splatting 191 215% 275 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,438 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,837 485% 2,179 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77.5 255% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 1004 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 865 658% 892 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 67GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,274 Write 1,445 Mixed 1,292 300% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 65.6 200% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 643 DQ Write 574 DQ Mixed 824 559% 681 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 432GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 149 148 150 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 149 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

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