MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 02:17
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$379 484,815 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 154 2-Core 298 103% 182 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 812 87% 678 Pts	64-Core 829 56% 829 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$290 1,047,709 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 80.1 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 71.9 65% 77.9 fps	MRender 79.2 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 78.4 62% 77.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$170 51,682 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 468 Write 478 Mixed 404 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 43.6 168% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$40 1,166,437 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 0GB free Firmware: CC47 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 141 Write 111 Mixed 80.6 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 10,071 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 45GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 80 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 95.8 Write 91.4 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 81.4 100% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$70 52,323 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 21.2 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

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

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 63%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 484,815 samples	1,116x
Core i5-7600KIntel $251Bench 84%, 154,640 samples	646x
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 81%, 178,197 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	489x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 781,161 samples	344x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples	265x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 104%, 744,297 samples	170x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 616,214 samples	127x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 106%, 481,221 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	218x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 360,684 samples	132x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 37,476 samples	61x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16