MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 02:54
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 241 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 647 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 66.8 53% 67.4 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 54.5 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 111 100 103 101 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 386 Write 137 Mixed 148 SusWrite 104 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 31.4 141% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 146 105% 134 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 34GB free Firmware: MN6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 89 90 84 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 90.7 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 308GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 79 Write 64 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 69.8 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP Slim 500GB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 466GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 105 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.3% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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