MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	108% 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	269% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '17 at 12:48
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 787 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 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: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 151 Parallax 129 116% 141 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,742 Write 1,141 Mixed 1,315 379% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 40.9 225% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 607 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 216 247% 426 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 236%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 135GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th 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 100 100 668 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 293 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 30 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 48 223339347999 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 686287949 (F7) Unknown 100 100 21467251 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1731133	106% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 478 Mixed 480 109% 489 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 34.8 154% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 42.7 88% 171 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 92GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 12 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 335 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 636 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 18 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5548 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 47 227634380830 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12640841244 (F7) Unknown 100 100 395313024 (F8) Unknown 100 100 238382936	92.9% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 399 Mixed 384 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 26.8 132% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 35.4 75% 149 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 29.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

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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 $250Bench 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	276x
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: $645

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) $35	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