MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics92.7% 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 Drive198% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 10 '17 at 22:01
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.9% Below average
Memory 7.77
1-Core 83.4
2-Core 172
41% 87.6 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 698
62% 524 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 109
Reflection 142
Parallax 131
89% 127 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 113
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
570GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 2,330
Write 894
Mixed 1,252
327% 1,492 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 30.1
158% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 50.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 29.4
36% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 198%
Great: 302%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
229GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 503
Write 344
Mixed 345
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 9.74
93% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 45
81% 162 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4A2666C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 4.6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 425
9% 425 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,129
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback