MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	143% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 22:07
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 155 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 591 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 558 35% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 156 Parallax 144 115% 147 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 143 Splatting 118 105% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 4,485 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 401 402 402 399 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,005 Write 397 Mixed 527 SusWrite 400 129% 582 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 43.4 179% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 406 DQ Mixed 489 379% 526 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 142%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 36GB free Firmware: R0118A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 189 148 37 7.7 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 507 Write 450 Mixed 388 SusWrite 105 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 0.5 20% 53.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 893GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 179 179 179 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 182 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 180 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 32.7 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 71%

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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	247x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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