MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.9% 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	69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '24 at 23:24
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 87.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 477 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 485 30% 485 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 84.5 Parallax 91.5 86% 93.7 fps	MRender 84.9 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 64.9 60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 201 135 89 87 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 475 Write 263 Mixed 264 SusWrite 139 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 28.1 107% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 160 133% 188 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 360GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1024 355 377 420 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,585 Write 1,967 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 643 334% 1,484 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 66.9 219% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1235 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 911 703% 971 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 365%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 133 132 134 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 110 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 131 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 0P 2R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	13%	31	197	37	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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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) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	543x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16