MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 10:57
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 176 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 389 48% 366 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.23 1% 0.23 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$95 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 21 23 19 17 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	7.13% Terrible	Read 4 Write 17.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 20.6 10% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 7.13% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.8 10% 9.07 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 13%
Initio INIC-1615P 240GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 58GB free, PID 1940 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 20 16 23 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 42 Write 41.3 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 21.2 48% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 9.1 901% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.2 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 9.4 800% 11.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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 $499Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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