MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive239% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 02:16
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 262
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 729
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Asus(1043 8738) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 173
Parallax 153
132% 162 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 156
Splatting 109
122% 155 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 123%
Great: 139%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7989
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.15% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.97
0% 7.06 fps
MRender 6.14
Gravity 8.43
Splatting 16.7
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 329 330 325 326 326 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2287
Write 1,460
Mixed 1235
SusWrite 375
296% 1,339 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 76.6
264% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 1,054
DQ Mixed 865
679% 929 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 239%
Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
102GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 54 71 78 82 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 48.2
Write 64
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 72
13% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 30
48% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 74.4
66% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 73%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
358GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2313 813 817 817 817 819 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
307% Outstanding
Read 2,406
Write 2,271
Mixed 1,749
SusWrite 1,066
420% 1,873 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.2
292% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,370
DQ Write 1,117
DQ Mixed 1,295
956% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 307%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FD2 Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 859B BLS4G4D26BFSE.8FD2 Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G 24GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 26
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 26.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 82%

 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 2,284 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) - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $609
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