MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 291 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 714 76% 605 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 157 Parallax 169 131% 162 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 142 Splatting 107 113% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 54 56 56 56 55 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 500 Write 191 Mixed 394 SusWrite 93.4 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 38.8 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 83.5 DQ Mixed 119 95% 136 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 91%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 21GB free Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 412 Mixed 383 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 22 96% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 33.7 84% 174 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 38GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 146 148 71 77 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 461 Write 247 Mixed 287 SusWrite 140 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 19.7 86% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 43.3 50% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 407GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 146 149 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 152 Write 138 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 149 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 31 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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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 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,044x
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	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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