MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	325% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 04:17
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 815 85% 681 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.63 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 160 Parallax 135 128% 151 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 149 Splatting 114 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 116% 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% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,663 Write 1,845 Mixed 1,931 476% 2,146 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 73.9 267% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 616 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 238 254% 425 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 353%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 914GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 150 11450 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1327 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1066 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 78 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1248 (C2) HDA temperature 111 106 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	83.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 142 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.78 4K Mixed 0.23 102% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 112%
Sony Storage Media 4GB 737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Read 18.1 Write 3.95 Mixed 6.47 10% 9.52 MB/s	4K Read 8.99 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 34% 3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 28.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 113%

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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