MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 02:34
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 184 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 666 61% 513 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% EVGA(3842 2739) ≥ 4GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.28 4% 4.15 fps	MRender 5.19 Gravity 4.23 Splatting 3.09 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 600GB-$466 694 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 199 213 211 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 256 Write 218 Mixed 195 SusWrite 210 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 25.3 83% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 82.3 69% 102 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 984GB free Firmware: HP52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 76 81 83 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 15.8 Write 58.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 80.5 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 51GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 39.9 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 41.4 29% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 48%
SanDisk Cruzer 126GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 95GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 7 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 7.1 12% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.6 169% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 777GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 97 97 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 97.6 120% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.7 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 71%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	980x
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	350x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	247x

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	99x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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