MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	121% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 286 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 694 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 193 Parallax 173 131% 176 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 170 Splatting 123 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 393 424 259 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 477 Mixed 381 SusWrite 298 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.7 214% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 276 292 275 185 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 484 Mixed 382 SusWrite 203 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 193 186% 293 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 461GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 134 141 139 141 143 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 89 SusWrite 139 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB 6,416 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 31.6 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 34.6 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	982x
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 $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	174x
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: $636

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