MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	213% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 13:55
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 247 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 704 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 61.6 60% 68.7 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 71.9 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 313 305 299 299 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 1,419 Mixed 532 SusWrite 357 237% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 53.8 220% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 649 583% 883 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 302 302 307 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 398 SusWrite 320 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.7 216% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 447GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 64 70 63 64 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 76.8 Write 74.4 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 67.4 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 51%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 114 118 118 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 100 Write 124 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 116 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 895GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 85 Write 63.6 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 84.7 58% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.8% 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: 99 98 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 90 Write 98 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 103 126% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 175% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.4% 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: 99 99 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 139 Write 150 Mixed 107 SusWrite 104 168% 125 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.5% 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: 0.1 0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 90.2 Write 112 Mixed 80 SusWrite 0.2 92% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% 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: 109 117 118 117 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 116 144% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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: 110 118 119 117 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 113 Write 133 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 117 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56% 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 (74^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 107%

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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 i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353