MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	115% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 22:48
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$379 432,219 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 198 94% 152 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 590 67% 511 Pts	64-Core 586 39% 586 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$808 541,484 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 508 Reflection 478 Parallax 533 133% 506 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 497 Splatting 273 129% 339 fps
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 147%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 940 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 127 132 133 133 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 493 Mixed 333 SusWrite 143 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 61.7 224% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 305 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$69 397,002 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 322GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 414 491 498 492 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 422 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 66.9 235% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$80 149,918 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 32.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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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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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 115%

UFO

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 98%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 432,219 samples	863x
Core i7-6700KIntel $276Bench 84%, 442,039 samples	95x
Core i5-7600KIntel $251Bench 84%, 138,726 samples	84x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 129%, 541,484 samples	245x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 703,100 samples	188x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 79%, 890,870 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 537,368 samples	60x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 659,097 samples	52x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $99Bench 216%, 118,541 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 407,726 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 295,607 samples	47x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 82%, 29,491 samples	38x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $299	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28