MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 101% 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	288% 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

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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 764 71% 590 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 164 Parallax 161 142% 167 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 150 Splatting 107 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 400 404 405 404 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 2,249 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 583 386% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 92 314% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,158 877% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 168GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 492 492 492 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 472 Mixed 449 SusWrite 485 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 67.3 231% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 362 259% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 476GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 492 493 493 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 377 SusWrite 492 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 54.8 201% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 31.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 105%

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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