MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	225% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 01:15
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 255 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 790 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.7 75% 99.4 fps	MRender 89.6 Gravity 86.9 Splatting 86.9 72% 87.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 682GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 412 416 373 372 370 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 379 Mixed 267 SusWrite 384 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 29.1 139% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 339 242% 306 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 105%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 615 617 614 598 554 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,987 Write 1,487 Mixed 895 SusWrite 639 278% 1,252 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 69.8 266% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 322 299% 479 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 259%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 175GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 215 262 264 262 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 506 Write 256 Mixed 293 SusWrite 243 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 28.4 139% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 51.4 82% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 81%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 131GB free Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 437 439 439 439 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 433 Mixed 313 SusWrite 437 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 45.8 171% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 198 173% 256 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: 486 494 495 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 493 Mixed 406 SusWrite 493 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 70.3 242% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 198 197 197 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 130 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 195 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 430% 3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 133 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 129 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 133 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 311GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 107 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 106 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.2% 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 (80^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 106%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $137Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
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: $636

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