MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	93.5% 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	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '24 at 19:42
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 223 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 416 54% 409 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 111 97% 109 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 109 Splatting 88 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 34 5.1 69 71 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 417 Write 224 Mixed 164 SusWrite 61.1 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 15.9 67% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 66.8 DQ Mixed 28 38% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 52%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 414 455 443 425 446 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 430 Mixed 335 SusWrite 414 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 36.6 130% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 341 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 111 111 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 109 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G 16GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 100%

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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	49	21	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B35 MP59G

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,290 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	986x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16