MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 18:08
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 734 79% 628 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 123 Parallax 136 101% 128 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 114 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD360S 128GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0226A SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 199 203 203 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 446 Write 184 Mixed 153 SusWrite 197 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 13 121% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 76.9 86% 144 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 9GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 244 266 269 254 273 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.7% Below average	Read 230 Write 99.2 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 254 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 10.6 44% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 102%
Team T253X1480G 480GB 3,088 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 424GB free Firmware: S1011A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 363 422 418 414 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 473 Write 406 Mixed 336 SusWrite 394 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 18.6 118% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 99.2 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 27.1 73% 148 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 100%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 59GB free Firmware: MS1OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 156 159 152 144 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 177 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 151 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 28.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 110%

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

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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 $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 $295	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