MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.11% 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.
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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180130
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 14:03
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 559
74% 557 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.44
7% 9.62 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 0.04
5% 6.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+699GBHDD 750GB
651GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 16.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 143 140 74 71 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 74 73 74 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 175
Write 84.7
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 73.5
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 109%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 2GB
2GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Read 15.7
Write 2
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 7
8% 7.25 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 29.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 28
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%

 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 2,291 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) - $105

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $620
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HDDRAMUSB
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