MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	249% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '21 at 17:02
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 252 79% 145 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 485 60% 459 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 19 Parallax 19.4 15% 19 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 17.5 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 970 894 952 917 990 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1747 Write 1,632 Mixed 1,459 SusWrite 1,010 328% 1,462 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 69.1 235% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 961 725% 983 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 347%
Toshiba HDWD240 4TB 4,401 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3.5TB free Firmware: KQ000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 166 166 166 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 163 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 20%
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 42GB free Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 364 374 338 64 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 379 Mixed 374 SusWrite 247 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 44.6 156% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 165 144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 96%
Kingston SA2000M8250 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 113GB free Firmware: 3105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 372 373 374 347 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 365 Mixed 55 SusWrite 356 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 48 156% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 212 156% 204 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 94%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 403GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 858 862 863 864 862 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,836 Write 1,516 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 918 318% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 67.4 235% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 972 734% 997 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 297%
WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB 7,199 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 234 235 233 233 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 310 Mixed 338 SusWrite 236 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 49.6 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 244 206% 303 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 196 194 196 193 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 192 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.6 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 98%

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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) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	992x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	550x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	355x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	252x

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	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16