MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	276% 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 (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, 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '17 at 19:04
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 792 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2993 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 182 Parallax 148 138% 167 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 197 Splatting 133 127% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,815 Write 1,320 Mixed 1,400 405% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 46.5 236% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 233 198% 276 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 68 199571218 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 7 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 665737 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -80900003987408 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 60 471334940 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 103079215132 (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 18532783882287 (F1) Unknown 100 253 159043635 (F2) Unknown 100 253 40527583	95.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 159 Mixed 126 114% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.26 94% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 248GB 619 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 231GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 98.9 Write 42.8 Mixed 61.8 78% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.71 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.68 84% 1.92 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 32.3 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 36 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 45.9 87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 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 $485Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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