MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 215% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	276% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '23 at 04:02
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 201 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 587 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,739 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% PNY(196E 13DA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	276% Outstanding	Lighting 363 Reflection 484 Parallax 713 296% 520 fps	MRender 517 Gravity 570 Splatting 305 364% 464 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFR21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 193 213 222 257 222 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 359 Write 132 Mixed 283 SusWrite 213 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 22.8 102% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 146 140% 216 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 96%
Spcc Solid State Disk 60GB 2,308 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 56GB free Firmware: V2.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 199 205 205 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 436 Write 196 Mixed 222 SusWrite 199 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 10.1 82% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 16.8 46% 96 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%
PNY CS1030 1TB SSD 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 767GB free Firmware: CS103F00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 1371 1614 1757 1754 1766 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,057 Write 550 Mixed 731 SusWrite 1,570 220% 977 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 56.6 185% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 734 533% 692 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 279%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 455GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 41 40 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 63 Write 22.9 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 39.4 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 2x4GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 99%

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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) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $200Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,008x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	556x
Core i7-7700Intel $135Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	358x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	86x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	175x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	103x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $757

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