MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 04:29
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 303 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 850 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 205 Parallax 179 154% 191 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 188 Splatting 133 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 158 61 52 59 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 630 Write 308 Mixed 394 SusWrite 104 79% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 15.4 105% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 27.6 DQ Mixed 167 99% 107 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 270 243 219 206 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 408 SusWrite 256 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 68.4 237% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 95GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 48 47 48 49 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 49.8 Write 57.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 47.9 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 35%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 401GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 95 99 96 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.3 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 96.8 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 4x8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 37 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 34.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 141%

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	58x

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: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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