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 (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 21:20
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 270 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 715 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64.8 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 61.9 53% 65.3 fps	Gravity 60.7 Splatting 55.4 51% 58 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 83 103 84 160 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 458 Mixed 353 SusWrite 157 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.9 158% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 201 186% 287 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 374GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 112 126 127 119 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 166 Write 158 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 121 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 778GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 125 136 136 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 113 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 130 72% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$150 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 5GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 48 60 55 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 38 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 46.8 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 19.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 84%

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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	1,047x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16