MSI Z270 SLI (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	65.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 744 82% 644 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 212 205 211 201 204 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 424 Write 207 Mixed 161 SusWrite 203 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 23.8 93% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 46.8 DQ Mixed 106 94% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 76%
SSD 32GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free Firmware: SBFH00A8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 176 Mixed 222 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 27.7 153% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 61.4 63% 105 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 64%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 63GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 53 54 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
WL1000GSA6454 1TB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 457GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 64 64 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 88 Write 85 Mixed 63 SusWrite 63.6 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 94%
WL1000GSA6454 1TB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 55GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 60 62 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 68 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 61.1 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 94%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 4.4 7 6.9 6.4 7 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	5.67% Terrible	Read 17 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5.7 8% 7.62 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.67% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 4x4GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2352 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 99%

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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 $129Bench 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 $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 $46

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