MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '18 at 03:50
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 226 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 695 68% 555 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.6 87% 105 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 99.3 Splatting 99.8 81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,254 Write 1,644 Mixed 861 349% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 919 709% 968 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 213 218 214 206 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 130GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 53 53 52 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 55.2 Write 44.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 53.6 64% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 84 80 85 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 92.2 Write 93 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 84.3 115% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 106 102 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 122 Write 106 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 107 137% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 263% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 21.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 114%

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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 $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 $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