MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	277% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '17 at 23:34
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 871 92% 734 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 135 Parallax 108 108% 125 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 144 Splatting 114 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,686 Write 1,339 Mixed 1,399 397% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 53.7 246% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 127 153% 262 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 85GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 92 117503864 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 10120 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 39447513 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16275 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2399 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 115 (BC) Unknown 100 89 19705610768882 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 50 4901109796 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 74 74 52507 (C2) HDA temperature 36 50 -140737488355292 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 88648124994754 (F1) Unknown 100 253 52652732799445 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -2788897813157	77.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 147 Mixed 119 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.34 87% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 27.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 111%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16