MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.9% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	1%

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-$241 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 786 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 97.5 Reflection 108 Parallax 77.3 79% 94.2 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 84.2 73% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 186 156 153 150 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 439 Write 274 Mixed 300 SusWrite 170 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 40.2 158% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 152 150% 239 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 139GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 346 355 150 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 369 Mixed 395 SusWrite 240 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.6 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 268 201% 265 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 95%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 119GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 185 195 199 199 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 490 Write 179 Mixed 236 SusWrite 188 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 19.6 128% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 57.9 92% 178 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 309GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 48 47 46 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 51 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 47.1 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 180GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 73 76 77 74 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 63 Write 63.8 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 74.9 83% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 45%
Patriot Memory 64GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 59GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 88 90 91 91 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 176 Write 88.7 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 83.3 115% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 83% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $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: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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