MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	338% 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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '17 at 08:36
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 293 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 884 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 954GB free Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,964 Write 2,049 Mixed 1,943 513% 2,319 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 76.1 270% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 206 235% 400 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 363%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 954GB free Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 3,058 Write 1,825 Mixed 2,134 517% 2,339 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 64.6 238% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 522 DQ Write 504 DQ Mixed 240 255% 422 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 331%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,967 Write 1,959 Mixed 1,911 504% 2,279 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 66.4 255% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 487 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 206 229% 387 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 353%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 213 213 38673711430 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 16 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 16 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 193275166760 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	114% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 188 Mixed 187 146% 194 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 3.79 4K Mixed 0.54 165% 1.72 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC53 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 91371920 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2463 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4368341267 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6617 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1201 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 64 54 69325815844 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1089 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13386 (C2) HDA temperature 36 46 -140737488355292 (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 -41407779696141 (F1) Unknown 100 253 37120756474 (F2) Unknown 100 253 23330774529	83.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 149 Mixed 137 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.2 73% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-4266C19-8GTZSW 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZR 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZSW 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZR 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 29.8 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.3% 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 $250Bench 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 $499Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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