MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	350% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 23:05
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$250 712,312 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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 852 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 847 52% 847 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 238 Parallax 253 189% 241 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 225 Splatting 143 166% 212 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1709 1812 1840 1841 1829 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 1,966 Mixed 926 SusWrite 1,791 399% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 76.8 277% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,316 DQ Write 1,257 DQ Mixed 1,124 889% 1,232 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 468 488 493 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 492 Mixed 364 SusWrite 484 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49.7 183% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 177 180% 293 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 116%
WD Elements 25A3 2TB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 641GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 89 SusWrite 108 142% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 33.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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 $250Bench 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: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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