MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 20:35
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 582 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 72.6 63% 76.5 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 77.1 Splatting 72.2 59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,427 Write 7,571 Mixed 8,395 1,885% 8,464 MB/s	4K Read 693 4K Write 367 4K Mixed 461 1,836% 507 MB/s	DQ Read 2,085 DQ Write 1,719 DQ Mixed 1,822 1,386% 1,875 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 136GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 320 239 234 233 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 487 Mixed 409 SusWrite 292 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.1 236% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 128GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 627 625 617 606 599 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,944 Write 1,774 Mixed 672 SusWrite 659 281% 1,262 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 63.1 242% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1026 DQ Write 1,453 DQ Mixed 1,047 845% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 493 495 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 493 Mixed 466 SusWrite 495 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 67.4 230% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 333GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 133 134 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 134 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 109%
Multi Flash Reader 2GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6331 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	1.58% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 3.3 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.3 4% 3.15 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.58% Great: 7%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 56GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 40 42 43 42 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 108 Write 59.1 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 42.1 74% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.4 84% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 24.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 101%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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 $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 $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