MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.9% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '18 at 14:20
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 797 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 39.3 39% 39.9 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 37 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 pro 256G 256GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0616B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 134 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 192 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 13 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5612 (A5) Unknown 100 100 23 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 10 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 147 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 26095 (F2) Unknown 100 100 35167 (F5) Unknown 100 100 17336	81.9% Excellent	Read 494 Write 449 Mixed 473 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 5.46 114% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 4.91 25% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 111%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 475GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 86 120365897 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1508 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 12897722145 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1011 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1474 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1791 (BC) Unknown 100 97 42950328338 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 48 571998242 (C2) HDA temperature 34 52 64424509474 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 41 120365897 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 3 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -85345295135452 (F1) Unknown 100 253 714402254 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1871611089	44.3% Average	Read 79.7 Write 74.5 Mixed 71.5 57% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.47 98% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 31.6 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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: $1,137

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) $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