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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	220% 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '17 at 01:54
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 287 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 780 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 751GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,647 Write 1,094 Mixed 1,549 387% 1,763 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 24.1 150% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 24.3 37% 65.7 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 372%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 309GB free Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4179104 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -139010911498838 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 815 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 197 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 42 64427261982 (C2) HDA temperature 30 42 64427261982 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4179104 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4179104 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4179104 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2314 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2206 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2206 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2696
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 309GB free Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 7780496 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 52123723107727 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 816 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 196 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 65 64428769308 (C2) HDA temperature 28 65 64428769308 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7780496 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7780496 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7780496 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2573 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2983 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2983 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1993
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
OCZ Vertex 450 128GB-$80 1,040 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 309GB free Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3058 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 836 (AB) Unknown 100 100 17907024 (AE) Unknown 100 100 99 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 63 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 98 98 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2666 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1795 (F9) Unknown 100 100 229732081
Poor: 57% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x8GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 125%

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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