MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.2% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 66.6 43% 62.8 Pts	4-Core 99.2 8-Core 121 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 138 9% 138 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.4% Good	Lighting 76.4 Reflection 36.8 Parallax 101 62% 71.3 fps	MRender 87.9 Gravity 99.1 Splatting 95.6 77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS240GMTS820 240GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510G1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 226 115 64 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 466 Write 403 Mixed 372 SusWrite 131 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 45.2 148% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 239 188% 262 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 556GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 113 108 73 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 195 Write 142 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 96.3 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 16.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 12.8 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	248x

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	173x
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: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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