MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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. (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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '17 at 18:53
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 865 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 205 Parallax 177 144% 186 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3993 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1818 (A5) Unknown 100 100 201921004261 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 27 (A8) Unknown 100 100 23 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 436 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 49 210454577182 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3521908048692 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4907 (EA) Unknown 100 100 15318 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12053 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15349 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	82.8% Excellent	Read 488 Write 322 Mixed 272 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 16.1 107% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 49 100% 207 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1104 (02) Throughput performance 52 52 19752 (03) Spinup time 67 1 10281 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2353 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3430 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 21 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 679 (B5) Unknown 100 100 1701604 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 19 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 31 296353595422 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 39 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 18 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 20 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 21 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5591	75% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 136 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.3 104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 72%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 169 2333 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2816 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6663 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2064 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 238 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2606 (C2) HDA temperature 111 97 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 20 13589 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	112% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 183 Mixed 167 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.32 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.28 134% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.6 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 32.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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