MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	210% 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	28.1 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	May 04 '19 at 16:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 761 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2797 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 191 Parallax 180 143% 182 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 183 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% 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% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 254 252 251 251 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,211 Mixed 563 SusWrite 297 217% 984 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 52.7 234% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 679 616% 936 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 107GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 242 185 192 205 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 274 Mixed 270 SusWrite 205 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.5 174% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 153 145% 226 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 119GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,508 Write 2,300 Mixed 1,610 476% 2,140 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.4 307% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,547 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 1,444 1,091% 1,462 MB/s
Poor: 199% 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)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 30.2 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.5% 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 $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 $45	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