MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 194 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 634 62% 510 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6676) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 117 Reflection 118 Parallax 99.9 96% 112 fps	Gravity 95.1 Splatting 99.7 87% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 347 Write 140 Mixed 176 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 18.3 124% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 73 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 117 84% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 54GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 85 86 70 65 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 78.7 Write 81.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 78.5 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 78GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 25.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	541x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	173x
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: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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