MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 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	161% 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	340% 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 802 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.6% 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: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 229 Parallax 246 183% 233 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 222 Splatting 146 164% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% 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% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1626 1689 1743 1739 1732 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,524 Write 1864 Mixed 974 SusWrite 1,682 393% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74.5 266% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,293 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,099 861% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 120GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 468 479 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 365 SusWrite 477 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 49.2 180% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 174 176% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% 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: 108 108 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 104 Write 108 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 108 140% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.8% 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 @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 29.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 32.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,044x
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	284x
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	58x

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: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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