MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161116
Uptime19 Days
Run DateNov 04 '18 at 18:43
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 586
78% 582 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 68.2
64% 75.2 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 74.3
60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
880GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 151 155 154 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 166
Mixed 105
SusWrite 153
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95%
Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150
391GB free
Firmware: AV0A1C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66% Good
Read 128
Write 118
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 102
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 66%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
908GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 180 182 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 163
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 182
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 33.7
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,280 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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