MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161116
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 09:42
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 195
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 496
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.6% Very good
Lighting 82.6
Reflection 89.5
Parallax 106
67% 92.7 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 106
Splatting 93.9
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 326 338 327 281 305 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 411
Write 318
Mixed 202
SusWrite 312
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 13.9
96% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 86.6
105% 180 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 86%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
355GB free
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 121
Write 115
Mixed 71
SusWrite 97.5
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 76%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB
2TB free, PID 25fa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 100 101 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 108
Write 94.5
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 100
125% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 0.8
331% 3.6 MB/s
DQ Read 0.4
DQ Write 8.3
DQ Mixed 0.6
304% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.5% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 20.6
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 83%

 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 2,279 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: $636
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