MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics136% 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 Drive350% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 280
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 774
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 202
Parallax 203
157% 199 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 189
Splatting 129
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 1831 1832 1889 1864 1814 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,446
Write 1,925
Mixed 962
SusWrite 1,842
401% 1,794 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 76.5
270% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 1,240
DQ Mixed 1124
886% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 350%
Great: 353%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
577GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 2162 1127 1142 1138 1138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,537
Write 2,416
Mixed 1,740
SusWrite 1,520
461% 2,053 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 94.4
315% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,540
DQ Write 1,351
DQ Mixed 1428
1,075% 1,440 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 357%
Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 183 180 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 187
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 182
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 32.2
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 31.4
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%

 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 1,455 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: $1,102
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