MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 00:31
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 286 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 779 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 113 Parallax 94.7 82% 103 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 103 81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 682GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 342 420 374 375 375 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 476 Mixed 389 SusWrite 386 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 44.8 171% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 343 257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 593 586 579 562 570 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 1,517 Mixed 944 SusWrite 617 280% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 71.9 266% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 333 306% 487 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 259%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 175GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 228 221 222 223 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 507 Write 256 Mixed 289 SusWrite 221 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 28.8 139% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 52 83% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 81%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 131GB free Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 437 439 438 440 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 434 Mixed 321 SusWrite 438 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.3 169% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 198 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 172GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 494 495 494 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 493 Mixed 412 SusWrite 495 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.8 212% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 198 196 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 168 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 197 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 134 133 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 133 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 311GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 99 104 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.2 Mixed 62 SusWrite 101 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	982x
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	249x

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	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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