MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5431 x 3055 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 523 72% 531 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 191 Parallax 184 134% 180 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 169 Splatting 119 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.6 4.1 6.6 3.3 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 515 Write 0.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 5.2 29% 138 MB/s	4K Read 72 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.6 114% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 930GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 1234 1225 1228 1235 1235 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,560 Write 1,682 Mixed 926 SusWrite 1250 304% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 61.2 220% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,496 DQ Write 1,115 DQ Mixed 1,001 831% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 302%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 893GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 73 SusWrite 98.1 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%
MD3000GBDS 3TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 713GB free Firmware: KF06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 128 96 107 105 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 145 Write 140 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 116 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 310GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 107 106 116 120 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 95.5 Write 101 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 117 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 303GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.4 18 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 113 Write 23.3 Mixed 21 SusWrite 6.9 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x16GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 120%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
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: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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