MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.7% 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 Drive99.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime13.9 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 278
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 676
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 731
45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.7% Very good
Lighting 97.3
Reflection 107
Parallax 91.7
79% 98.7 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 93.2
77% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 446 295 256 255 257 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 473
Mixed 386
SusWrite 326
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 42.1
157% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 321
245% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
808GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 167 168 165 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 135
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 166
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.8
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 22.6
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $637
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