MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive114% 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.
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 (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 15:22
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7300-$97
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 224
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 345
46% 344 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 128
104% 132 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 133
Splatting 118
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 428 454 460 241 232 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 472
Mixed 438
SusWrite 360
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49.8
191% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 328
240% 313 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 114%
Great: 240%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
926GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 185 177 178 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 177
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series Kingston 9905625-004.A03LF 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 23.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 539 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $753
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