MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.5% 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	87.1% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 17:45
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 270 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 716 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.5% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 108 Parallax 96.8 80% 101 fps	MRender 89.9 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 84.1 73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 191 159 142 154 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 437 Write 175 Mixed 290 SusWrite 168 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.2 152% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 176 162% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 139GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 416 327 149 155 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 466 Mixed 396 SusWrite 252 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.5 159% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 305 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 119GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 185 195 184 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 482 Write 192 Mixed 231 SusWrite 184 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 19.4 129% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 57.7 62% 104 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 309GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 54.5 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 60.9 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 181GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 104 99 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 78 Write 78.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 102 107% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 45%
Patriot Memory 64GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 59GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 90 91 89 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 159 Write 87 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 83.4 113% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 83% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.8 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 29 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 104%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	248x

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	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $637

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