MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	356% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '17 at 19:00
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 870 94% 749 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 155 Parallax 134 123% 147 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 145 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2,979 Write 1,940 Mixed 1,957 507% 2,292 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 76.7 295% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 589 DQ Mixed 289 311% 519 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 353%
Kingston RBU-SC400S37256G 256GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: KD1ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 5558098 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -24404004174913 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 455 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 22 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 78 85904457757 (C2) HDA temperature 29 78 85904457757 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 5558098 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 5558098 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 5558098 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3021 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1433 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1433 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1419	92.4% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 286 Mixed 335 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 22.7 148% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 53.8 94% 185 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 108GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3959959846917 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 30 30 103081181214 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 235 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 53 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 235 (F2) Unknown 100 100 87 (F9) Unknown 100 100 8	77.6% Very good	Read 511 Write 158 Mixed 235 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 15.5 142% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 46 67% 125 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 125%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
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	283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	57x

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

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,129

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