MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.7% 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	226% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (53%). 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	26.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '23 at 20:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 176 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 591 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.5% 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: 537.13 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.7% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 142 Parallax 95.5 77% 111 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 95.7 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-AG70 1TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 31.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1530 1411 767 752 772 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,737 Write 2,116 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1,064 383% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 63.2 197% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 614 DQ Mixed 718 525% 687 MB/s
Poor: 232% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 418%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 73GB free Firmware: SBFK71F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 137 81 79 78 2.3 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 299 Write 100 Mixed 302 SusWrite 106 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 24.5 97% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 170 161% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 250GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 170 Write 110 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 108 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.7% 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	44.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 12.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 68%

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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: 0P 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	69	56	144	34"	1280 720	LHC3401 Tempest 34'

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

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	249x

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 $45Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16