MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.98% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 17:03
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 577
77% 577 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.98% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.34
7% 9.57 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.7
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.98%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+699GBHDD 750GB
657GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 16.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 79 26 54 20 71 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 162 163 164 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 165
Mixed 109
SusWrite 163
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 109%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 2GB
2GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.93% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 3.3
Mixed 4
SusWrite 6.9
8% 7.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.93%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.9
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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HDDRAMUSB
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