MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	82.1% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '17 at 07:36
Run Duration	384 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 260 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 512 68% 511 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 268 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 220 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 476 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65541 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 430	82.1% Excellent	Read 510 Write 344 Mixed 246 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 10.3 102% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 9.79 79% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 97%
Apple HDD HTS545050A7E362 500GB 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 370GB free Firmware: GG2AB990 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 64424509441 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 7853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 3077 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 7849 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 4780298600480 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 68009 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 188978561062 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 51 51 12726	62.4% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 110 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 61%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	8.47% Terrible	Read 30.9 Write 10.2 Mixed 7.25 16% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.41 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.006 28% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.47% Great: 9%
Best Buy Geek Squad 4GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 554f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	7.06% Terrible	Read 29.1 Write 4.38 Mixed 6.16 12% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.87 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.01 30% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.06% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 30.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.8 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 97%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	264x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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