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 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	309% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '17 at 01:14
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 301 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 785 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 1,979 Mixed 1,808 473% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 74.2 261% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 468 DQ Write 435 DQ Mixed 215 226% 372 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 326% 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 (94^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,868 Write 1,783 Mixed 2,024 492% 2,225 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 74.2 261% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 463 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 209 226% 376 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 331%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,732 Write 1,967 Mixed 1,884 486% 2,194 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 38.7 211% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 422 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 196 204% 335 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 309% 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 (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 156 156 21505835376 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 42 (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 20 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 193275166762 (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	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 178 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.53 189% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 69763376 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2487 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4368461482 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1209 (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 69359239204 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1097 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13476 (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 40428527161848 (F1) Unknown 100 253 37368051071 (F2) Unknown 100 253 23586935634	78.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 133 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 1x8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 14.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 74%

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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