MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '19 at 01:01
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 261 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 743 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 149 Parallax 161 130% 156 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 130 Splatting 106 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 393 401 405 396 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 347 Write 406 Mixed 246 SusWrite 399 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 36.2 143% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 318 235% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 106%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 102GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 105 106 103 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 104 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 40GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 49 49 48 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 64 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 48.4 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 69%
JMicron H/W RAID0 6TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 228 230 236 230 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 204 Write 186 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 230 236% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 602GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 149 146 150 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 171 Write 162 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 147 183% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 87%

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

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,281 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) - $110

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
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	352x
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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $615

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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