MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	94.1% 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '19 at 03:19
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 253 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 779 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 146 Parallax 126 108% 135 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 132 Splatting 105 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 53 54 53 52 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 426 Mixed 376 SusWrite 84.9 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.3 177% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 241 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 112 115 112 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 102 Write 87.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 110 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 320% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 31 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 135%

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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 $250Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $773

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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