MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	140% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 845 85% 692 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 198 Parallax 176 144% 184 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 178 Splatting 126 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 564 492 220 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 827 Write 555 Mixed 622 SusWrite 347 131% 588 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 55.2 204% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 465 363% 497 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 144%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236 1,645 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 182GB free Firmware: C2.3.19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 1029 1032 682 419 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 929 Write 995 Mixed 830 SusWrite 772 199% 881 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 62.2 235% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 625 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 641 491% 661 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 184%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 342GB free Firmware: AM001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 107 Write 100 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 110 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 837GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 96 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 101 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 97.2 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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