MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	101% 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	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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 13:51
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 280 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 772 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 142 Parallax 135 114% 139 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 130 Splatting 103 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 285 263 258 251 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 369 Mixed 275 SusWrite 265 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.2 165% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 126 151% 266 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 151GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 947 901 942 900 936 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,013 Write 1,046 Mixed 820 SusWrite 943 215% 956 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 58 203% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 514 490% 778 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 210%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 872GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 167 166 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 157 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 166 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

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	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 $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 $45Bench 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: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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