MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.4% 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	288% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 08:06
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$234 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 222 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 633 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 165 Parallax 100 81% 122 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 96.8 Splatting 97.5 80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG70S1TB-P 1TB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 348% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2261 1502 747 730 748 782 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,823 Write 2,335 Mixed 2085 SusWrite 1,128 416% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 95.9 315% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,290 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 1,063 796% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 227% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 452%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 174GB free Firmware: SBFK71F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 104 78 82 78 78 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30% Below average	Read 174 Write 102 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 142 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 9.2 46% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.7 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 257GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 111 110 110 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 119 Write 95.7 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 109 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 620GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 103 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 65.4 Write 95.7 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 100 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KF3200C16D4/32GX KHX2400C15/8G 47GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 32767, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.6 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.5 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 64%

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Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,306 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $136

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	993x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	551x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	356x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	253x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $796

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