MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '19 at 13:08
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 683
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 173
Parallax 180
138% 174 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 164
Splatting 115
106% 131 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 500 311 270 278 248 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,811
Write 1,674
Mixed 714
SusWrite 411
256% 1,152 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 57.8
212% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,079
DQ Write 1,142
DQ Mixed 840
706% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 212%
Great: 254%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
16GB free
Firmware: UF300000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 347
Mixed 259
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 10.4
57% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 21
32% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,129
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HDDRAMUSB
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