MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	130% 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.
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.

Run History

16 days ago, 15 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 04:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 (50^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 240 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 711 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 172 Parallax 166 147% 173 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 138 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 464 Mixed 433 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 51 168% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 744GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 84 83 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 72.5 Write 78.6 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 83.1 48% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS832A.M8FJ 2x8GB 359 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 24.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 104%

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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	70	58	60	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Desktop 90%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	268x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	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