MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	281% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 03:48
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 600 81% 606 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Zotac(19DA 5269) 2GB CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.84% Terrible	Lighting 9 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 9.78 7% 9.09 fps	MRender 8.81 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 11.7 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.84% Great: 8%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 134% 184 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 631 627 622 622 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 1,484 Mixed 927 SusWrite 661 280% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 89.6 323% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,581 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 793 762% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 259%
Marvell Raid VD 240GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 75GB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 351 99 94 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 572 Write 398 Mixed 493 SusWrite 190 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 38.6 131% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 271 206% 277 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 608GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 123 117 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 130 Write 84 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 124 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 189 183 175 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 183 Mixed 73 SusWrite 186 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	264x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	14x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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