MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	189% 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	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '18 at 00:54
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 846 90% 720 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 417.35 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 233 Parallax 245 190% 237 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 226 Splatting 144 163% 207 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 165% 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% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 642 589 483 510 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,921 Write 1,732 Mixed 680 SusWrite 589 274% 1,230 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 43.1 192% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 353 281% 401 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 254%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 108GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 306 297 295 281 234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 427 Mixed 289 SusWrite 291 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.2 180% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 232 195% 283 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 130GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 412 307 299 288 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 359 SusWrite 330 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.9 192% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 244 208% 305 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 105 105 103 102 MB/s Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.8% Good	Read 166 Write 139 Mixed 149 SusWrite 107 32% 140 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 34.5 150% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 127 104% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% 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 (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

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 $37Bench 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: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16