MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	205% 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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$242 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 748 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 178 Parallax 176 142% 176 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 173 Splatting 118 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 277 271 268 264 266 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,904 Write 1,312 Mixed 513 SusWrite 312 222% 1,010 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 45.1 209% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 790 674% 980 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 108GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 203 207 197 185 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 241 Mixed 276 SusWrite 202 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.7 176% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 151 144% 227 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 225GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 580 599 598 598 595 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 2,359 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 872 403% 1,806 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 90.6 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 1,397 DQ Mixed 1,451 1,087% 1,446 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

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

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
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	283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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