MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 217 88% 151 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 803 75% 622 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 154 Parallax 154 135% 158 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 145 Splatting 110 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 98 54 51 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 340 Write 43.2 Mixed 118 SusWrite 60.5 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 29.5 84% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 20.9 DQ Mixed 43 48% 87.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 91%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 112GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 152 88 89 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 477 Write 418 Mixed 380 SusWrite 124 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 16.1 95% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 34.8 88% 183 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 78%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 222GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 147 126 89 68 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 455 Write 378 Mixed 323 SusWrite 146 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 19.8 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 41.7 48% 84 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 392GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 140 141 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 141 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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