MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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 Drive	85.5% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 04:03
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 782 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 209 Parallax 211 160% 206 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 197 Splatting 91.6 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 91 92 93 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 443 Write 390 Mixed 317 SusWrite 124 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 37.2 154% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 213 186% 274 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 276 276 277 276 275 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.7 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 97.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 54%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 6GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.8 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 5.2 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 4.3 13% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.9 139% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 13%

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 @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 98%

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

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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 $250Bench 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	276x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	247x

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: $645

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 $184	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) $35	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