MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 16:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$235 712,312 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 (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 731 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7A57) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6326 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.4% Terrible	Lighting 7.83 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 7.69 6% 8.81 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 15.1 9% 11 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 302 304 289 286 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 480 Mixed 409 SusWrite 291 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.5 213% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 741GB free Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 473 477 479 477 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 383 SusWrite 474 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 54.3 194% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.9% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 103%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,053x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	156x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	55x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,122

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16