MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	8.02% 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.
Boot Drive	203% 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	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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 17:21
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 190 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 698 64% 534 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A59) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.44 7% 9.64 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 619 307 306 306 303 302 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,747 Write 1,333 Mixed 557 SusWrite 357 221% 998 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 53.3 218% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 764 641% 929 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 100GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 309 309 311 310 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 406 SusWrite 326 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 64.7 219% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 436GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 76 79 80 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 77.2 Write 74 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 78.2 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 51%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 104 108 116 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 77.2 Write 135 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 108 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 895GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 92.6 Write 65.5 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 85.1 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%
JMicron Generic DISK04 5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 75.5 Write 95.3 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 0.4 81% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 188% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 49%
JMicron Generic DISK03 6TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 139 139 140 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 122 Write 134 Mixed 111 SusWrite 136 174% 126 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 204% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 77%
JMicron Generic DISK02 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 140 139 140 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 113 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 136 145% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 68%
JMicron Generic DISK01 2TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 119 116 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 117 148% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 71%
JMicron Generic DISK00 5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 119 117 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 130 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 117 151% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FBD 2x8GB 2,528 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 107%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	998x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	552x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	358x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	254x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	175x
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: $791

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353