MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	35.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '22 at 21:22
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 686 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 162 Parallax 98.2 78% 119 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 95.9 78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG70 1TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 31.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1991 1005 977 884 868 899 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1419 Write 1,926 Mixed 1,726 SusWrite 1,104 349% 1,544 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 81.6 258% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1171 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,050 789% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 232% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 418%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4GB free Firmware: SBFK71F1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 236 Write 97.2 Mixed 258 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 24.4 103% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 174 163% 251 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 196GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 117 116 117 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 96.5 Write 78.4 Mixed 67 SusWrite 117 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G KF3200C16D4/32GX 47GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 32767 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 20.2 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $105

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	988x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	546x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	278x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	250x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16