MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	287% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '17 at 17:31
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 781 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 151 Parallax 131 120% 143 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 112 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,790 Write 1,297 Mixed 1,437 404% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 51.2 244% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 464 DQ Mixed 233 257% 437 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 254%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 217GB free Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 228 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 301 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 17 (A3) Unknown 100 100 288 (94) Unknown 100 100 51841 (95) Unknown 100 100 744 (96) Unknown 100 100 606 (97) Unknown 100 100 720 (A4) Unknown 100 100 25042 (A5) Unknown 100 100 245 (A6) Unknown 100 100 8 (A7) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36426223779865 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 69151 (F2) Unknown 100 100 65962 (F5) Unknown 100 100 147904 (F6) Unknown 100 100 103682 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	78.4% Very good	Read 461 Write 251 Mixed 270 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 24.8 113% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 32.2 81% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 234GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 201555208 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2244 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 4472775607 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6272 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2245 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 65539 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 58 454295579 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 110 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 85 85 30160 (C2) HDA temperature 27 42 17179869211 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -27762668595061 (F1) Unknown 100 253 40653549277 (F2) Unknown 100 253 78438555510	83.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 132 Mixed 123 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.24 83% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 2x4GB 1,002 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.2% 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 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 $300	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