MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive132% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 09:41
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 281
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 799
77% 633 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 178
Parallax 176
134% 173 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 162
Splatting 115
106% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 484 484 458 295 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 495
Mixed 448
SusWrite 413
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 64.4
225% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 132%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 28.5
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 32.5
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%

 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 1,461 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: $1,100
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