MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	182% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 10:26
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 795 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 219 Parallax 230 182% 224 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 217 Splatting 132 155% 198 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 451 391 442 429 480 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,875 Write 1,763 Mixed 672 SusWrite 494 267% 1,201 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 46.5 190% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 590 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 351 282% 405 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 254%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 109GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 306 296 294 268 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 477 Mixed 252 SusWrite 287 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38.4 157% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 248 209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 147GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 301 219 269 285 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 342 Mixed 287 SusWrite 276 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53 177% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 198 180% 274 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 102 111 110 103 111 MB/s Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.3% Good	Read 161 Write 141 Mixed 149 SusWrite 108 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 33.1 146% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 139 110% 153 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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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