MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	24.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '17 at 07:05
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 313 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 874 92% 734 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1606 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.7% Poor	Lighting 3.17 Reflection 95.7 Parallax 91.8 3% 63.6 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 76.1 68% 83.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M510_2.5_7MM_256GB 256GB 344 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 107GB free Firmware: DL06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 84 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 12 (B2) Unknown 100 100 20 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2757197327 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2236766901	108% Outstanding	Read 533 Write 345 Mixed 414 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 37.5 172% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 67.3 119% 232 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%
Intel SSDPEKKR128G7 128GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF104E Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 707 Write 314 Mixed 428 106% 483 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 39.5 198% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 23.8 74% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 601GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 65769648 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4210 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 147121994 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19662 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1113 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885098507 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 55 555024413 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 154 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 6 6 188346 (C2) HDA temperature 29 45 68719476765 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 69999377000427 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13262279633 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25438869362	88.1% Excellent	Read 166 Write 141 Mixed 159 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.27 79% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

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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