MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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.
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, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 21:21
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 532 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 527 33% 527 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 210 Parallax 203 157% 202 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 185 Splatting 131 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 471 Mixed 413 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.3 189% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 153 123% 177 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 893GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 458 Mixed 355 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.2 159% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 175 178% 287 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 111%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 476GB free Firmware: EXA72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,105 Write 95.3 Mixed 188 443% 2,129 MB/s	4K Read 976 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 11.6 1,496% 331 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 284GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 112 123 122 124 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 82 SusWrite 120 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 25.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	981x
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	248x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	48x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $637

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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