MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.1% 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	103% 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	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 (50%). 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '24 at 20:44
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 624 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% Gigabyte(1458 2334) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Lighting 87.4 Reflection 136 Parallax 167 71% 130 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 156 121% 148 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme LENSN20256GMSP34 256GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8341 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 86 86 84 88 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 1,308 Write 960 Mixed 446 SusWrite 89.8 154% 701 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 38.2 121% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 77.6 DQ Mixed 139 108% 154 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 153%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB 1,680 User benchmarks, average bench 245% 931GB free Firmware: R311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1844 2135 2165 1705 1597 1603 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,952 Write 1,998 Mixed 1999 SusWrite 1,842 440% 1,948 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 76.8 255% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 812 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 732 556% 751 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 383%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 11,125 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 112%

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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	61	39	30	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7749 LG HDR WFHD

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	987x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	545x
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 $94Bench 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 $39Bench 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 $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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