MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 22:55
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 811 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 153 Parallax 145 120% 149 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 140 Splatting 110 99% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 552 249 437 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 902 Write 543 Mixed 644 SusWrite 338 135% 607 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 55.5 206% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 468 364% 497 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 86GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 205 206 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 494 Write 203 Mixed 195 SusWrite 205 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 14 134% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 78.4 89% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 78%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 161GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 642 644 577 567 567 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1,682 Mixed 760 SusWrite 651 281% 1,264 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 66.8 246% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 1,269 DQ Mixed 909 757% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 254%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 446GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 77 90 90 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 27.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 106%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,044x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	72x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

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