MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 29 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 794
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 180
Parallax 181
135% 176 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 164
Splatting 118
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT23L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 129 132 132 125 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 495
Mixed 307
SusWrite 139
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 58.2
214% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 312
249% 349 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
76GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 261 201 181 178 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 496
Mixed 456
SusWrite 220
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 66.1
230% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 28.6
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 32.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,102
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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