MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 11:08
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 258 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 784 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 1B82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.5% Excellent	Lighting 126 Reflection 140 Parallax 128 102% 131 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 123 Splatting 0.09 53% 73.5 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 142 99 69 81 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 356 Mixed 306 SusWrite 111 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 49.4 176% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 280 241% 367 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 155%
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 96GB free Firmware: 57XA4104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 563 567 574 558 557 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 608 Mixed 668 SusWrite 564 178% 803 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 59.4 207% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 605 DQ Mixed 538 433% 611 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 176%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 171GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 427 436 451 392 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 458 Mixed 438 SusWrite 420 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.6 173% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 296 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 341GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 174 169 165 171 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 44.8 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 172 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 48%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

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 $295	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