MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	486% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 22:25
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 772 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 255 Parallax 526 200% 342 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 200 Splatting 290 237% 292 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D280GA 280GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010435 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 2041 2043 2062 2057 2066 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	486% Outstanding	Read 2,164 Write 2,056 Mixed 2110 SusWrite 1,913 465% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 228 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 214 729% 216 MB/s	DQ Read 1,371 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1,237 936% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 293% ↑ This bench: 486% Great: 520%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 105GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 621 547 536 498 498 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,055 Write 920 Mixed 708 SusWrite 574 234% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 59 237% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 372 356% 581 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 243%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 914GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 411 441 436 435 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 462 Mixed 422 SusWrite 436 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.8 194% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 131 162% 288 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 204 205 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 194 Mixed 97 SusWrite 203 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 04CB DDR4 3200 2OZ KHX2133C14/8G 04CB DDR4 3200 2OZ 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 100%

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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

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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 $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 $300	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