MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '24 at 00:23
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 670 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 172 Parallax 161 111% 157 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 156 Splatting 114 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 345 147 150 145 131 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 408 Write 444 Mixed 349 SusWrite 226 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 37.6 129% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 306 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 232GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 391 320 320 320 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 475 Mixed 456 SusWrite 352 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 51.2 174% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 788GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2075 2001 1573 1513 1533 1537 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,350 Write 2,177 Mixed 1,767 SusWrite 1,705 449% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 67.7 221% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 912 665% 875 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 432GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 457 467 457 471 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 466 Mixed 428 SusWrite 460 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 53.5 181% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 614GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 159 158 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 142 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 158 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 0P 5R 8G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	44%	9	213	58	144	27"	2560 1440	AUS2722 VG27A

History: Score 8: 0P 1R 0G 3B | Score 52: 0P 5R 8G 3B

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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	542x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	352x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16