MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	102% 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.

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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 20:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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-$230 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 876 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 169 Parallax 172 144% 172 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 171 Splatting 114 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 128GB-$37 920 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 89 88 66 64 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 309 Mixed 314 SusWrite 85.1 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 55.4 204% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 214 187% 281 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 143GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 462 463 470 472 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 473 Mixed 432 SusWrite 465 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 60.3 206% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 306 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 147GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 172 189 166 149 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 139 Write 178 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 159 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 24.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 101%

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Gaming 105%

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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	1,045x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

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	153x

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 $40Bench 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: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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