MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '17 at 17:45
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-7700K-$290 164,156 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	SC Int 144 SC Float 153 SC Mixed 149 119% 149 Pts	QC Int 561 QC Float 577 QC Mixed 560 128% 566 Pts	MC Int 742 MC Float 847 MC Mixed 806 119% 798 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$447 265,250 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2340 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 360 Reflection 314 Parallax 336 109% 337 fps	MRender 233 Gravity 318 Splatting 238 113% 263 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 726GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3783 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 598 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 48 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4533784106	112% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 412 Mixed 421 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 31.9 178% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 31 102% 223 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 562 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 372GB free Firmware: Z3107000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 460 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 207 (A5) Unknown 100 100 219050410087 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 34 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 55 40 257698037805 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 146029215778 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 187 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1932 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1149 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1372 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	74.7% Very good	Read 509 Write 381 Mixed 205 80% 365 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 5.91 101% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 0.04 21% 48 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 78%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$79 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 136 136 34387591583 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 667 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 541 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 206 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 667 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 667 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 163210264611 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 192 Mixed 182 142% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.21 111% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 26.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 70%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $130

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $290Bench 99%, 164,156 samples	1,524x
Core i5-7600KIntel $216Bench 95%, 55,411 samples	789x
Core i7-7700Intel $290Bench 87%, 37,600 samples	109x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $447Bench 100%, 265,250 samples	663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $550Bench 127%, 208,140 samples	520x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 71%, 231,755 samples	341x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 94%, 274,376 samples	362x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $120Bench 218%, 98,979 samples	250x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $137Bench 96%, 191,118 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $190Bench 85%, 62,158 samples	428x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $204Bench 91%, 39,599 samples	178x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $172Bench 72%, 22,355 samples	87x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $330	Nvidia GTX 1070 $447	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $170	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $290	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $137
Intel Core i7-7700K $290	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $190	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $931	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $204	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12