MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	319% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 709 81% 633 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 237 Parallax 253 188% 240 fps	MRender 283 Gravity 230 Splatting 146 172% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 969 691 678 684 669 654 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,684 Write 2,465 Mixed 1,871 SusWrite 724 432% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 99.9 333% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,517 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 1,410 1,062% 1,423 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 355%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 962GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1548 1550 205 190 165 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,505 Write 1,689 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 660 279% 1,243 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 87.6 311% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 321 411% 735 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 282%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 230GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 425 438 303 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 450 Mixed 368 SusWrite 356 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48 180% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 229 198% 291 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 458 242 216 205 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 488 Mixed 467 SusWrite 301 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 73 248% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.7 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 105%

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,129

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) $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