MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive95.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime13.5 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 08:24
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 139
2-Core 269
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 727
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 209
Parallax 188
154% 195 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 184
Splatting 130
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 262 270 272 256 241 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 389
Write 279
Mixed 271
SusWrite 262
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 37.2
168% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 271
212% 294 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 148 152 153 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 126
Write 146
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 152
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 101%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
917GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 49 50 51 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 113
Mixed 106
SusWrite 55
64% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 26.6
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $637
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HDDRAMUSB
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