MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	148% 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	83.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	15.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 14:34
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 620 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 204 Parallax 197 177% 206 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 183 174 165 204 192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 323 Write 453 Mixed 302 SusWrite 192 72% 318 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 29.6 125% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 425 337% 463 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 223%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 73GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 70 58 57 58 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 461 Write 350 Mixed 108 SusWrite 87.6 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 33.1 120% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 172 156% 238 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 82%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 260GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 241 240 242 241 243 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1385 Write 1,519 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 316 244% 1,090 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62 219% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 943 712% 954 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 237%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 164 166 166 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 150 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 161 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 156 157 158 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 155 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 154 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 161 162 162 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 105 SusWrite 158 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 147%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	266x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $598

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16