MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	254% 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 (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '18 at 03:07
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 622 83% 621 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 201 Parallax 192 145% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 172 Splatting 127 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,128 Write 1,175 Mixed 1,220 332% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 68.7 250% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 200 219% 372 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 259%
Marvell Raid VD 360GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 297GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	29.5% Poor	Read 215 Write 72.4 Mixed 132 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 10.5 50% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.1 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 14.8 17% 30.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 856GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 47746248 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1494 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3601797 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4702 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1222 (B7) Unknown 91 91 9 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 74 58 437911578 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 400 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 51 51 99845 (C2) HDA temperature 26 42 51539607578 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -4170413240091 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13418930400 (F2) Unknown 100 253 88557468056	80.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 141 Mixed 137 105% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.2 83% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 465GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 159 4858 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3625 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10645 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3077 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1100 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3625 (C2) HDA temperature 117 96 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 37 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 205a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.58% Terrible	Read 23.8 Write 5.94 Mixed 6.89 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.73 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.006 29% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.58% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,939 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 29 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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