MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	39.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	172% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	45.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.9% Average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 24.3 2-Core 50.7 33% 47.1 Pts	4-Core 97.8 8-Core 140 15% 119 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Dell(1028 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.1% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 52.8 Parallax 54.3 37% 50.9 fps	MRender 50.6 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 56.3 43% 52.2 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 888 922 945 957 1059 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,697 Write 1480 Mixed 854 SusWrite 943 278% 1,243 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 36.1 117% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 241 178% 235 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 353%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 319 321 196 150 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 428 Write 400 Mixed 342 SusWrite 243 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 26.3 86% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 166 129% 177 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 416GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 139 139 139 138 139 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 158 Write 128 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 137 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 106%
Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 3TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 298GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 195 193 194 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 177 Write 143 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 194 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 568GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 165 164 167 166 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 143 Write 119 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 164 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 150 176 178 177 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 57 SusWrite 174 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 218 221 221 221 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 48GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 22.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 103%

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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