MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '18 at 08:27
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 613 82% 610 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2286 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 1,430 Mixed 1,422 364% 1,642 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 33.4 210% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 58.8 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 33.3 99% 198 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 462%
Nvme Samsung SSD 960 181GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 140GB free Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,696 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,631 426% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 32.8 228% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 96.4 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 234 208% 298 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 296%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 988 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 759 (A5) Unknown 100 100 279259841734 (A6) Unknown 100 100 30 (A7) Unknown 100 100 18 (A8) Unknown 100 100 36 (A9) Unknown 100 100 166 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 33 (AE) Unknown 100 100 539 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 66 50 214749675554 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3509060043847 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5899 (EA) Unknown 100 100 8798 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7977 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6710 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	100% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 496 Mixed 474 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 21.7 146% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 42 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 18.9 57% 116 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 39.7 Write 107 Mixed 76.9 56% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.41 134% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 33.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	266x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16