MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '17 at 06:36
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 626 83% 623 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 3058) CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 19% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 165GB free Firmware: 0501 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 91 Mixed 73.6 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.14 49% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 06.01D06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 137 3933 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3027 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6775 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2441 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 45 707067946 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 909 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2117 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.2% Good	Read 130 Write 104 Mixed 110 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.26 74% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 69%
Samsung HN-M500MBB 500GB-$80 4,322 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 283 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 91 91 2861 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4348 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11856 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 63 63 37942 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3844 (BF) G-sense error rate 91 91 94391 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 44 244813660194 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 17685 (DF) Load/unload retry count 63 63 37942 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 345945	44.2% Average	Read 77.7 Write 76.2 Mixed 51.4 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.22 64% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 1x4GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 15.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 44.3 90% 44.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $115

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	541x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	351x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	277x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	249x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	82x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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