MSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive247% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A59
MotherboardMSI Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 281
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 781
82% 657 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 115
Parallax 104
82% 107 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 102
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130
957GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 481 477 466 485 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 485
Mixed 365
SusWrite 476
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 46.1
182% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 266
222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 119%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 1389 1500 1148 929 360 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,465
Write 1,564
Mixed 1,093
SusWrite 1,101
294% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 80.7
280% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 627
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 272
346% 606 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 247%
Great: 255%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB
4GB free, PID 07a8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 61.5
112% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.3
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI PLUS (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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