MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	82.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 11:01
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 815 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	5.26% Terrible	Lighting 6.47 Reflection 7.19 Parallax 7.75 5% 7.14 fps	MRender 4.48 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 7.04 5% 6.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.26% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 120GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 137 75 82 47 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 483 Write 334 Mixed 329 SusWrite 69.3 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.8 156% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 133 139% 225 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 376GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1454 1249 1248 1224 1161 1216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,997 Write 1,803 Mixed 957 SusWrite 1,258 336% 1504 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 67.6 244% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,534 DQ Write 1,462 DQ Mixed 1,139 954% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 302%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 179 173 180 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 175 Mixed 101 SusWrite 178 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 300% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 351GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 78 81 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 77.4 Write 52.1 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 79.5 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 31.1 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 35.3 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 43.6 92% 43.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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	247x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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