MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 06:59
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 400
48% 367 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 74.9
63% 76.5 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 74
60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 152 176 183 184 178 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,948
Write 1,342
Mixed 522
SusWrite 166
218% 994 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 42.4
190% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 49.7
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 53.1
56% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 150%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
51GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 181 187 186 185 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 382
SusWrite 183
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 58.5
199% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 47
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 60.3
50% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 181 187 186 185 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,104
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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