MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$241 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 271 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 703 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1869 Write 1,334 Mixed 498 271% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 58 247% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,013 789% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 104GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 120 125 123 124 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 415 Write 133 Mixed 183 SusWrite 120 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 38.7 166% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 165 123% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 80%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 85GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9066 Write 9,209 Mixed 8802 2,019% 9,026 MB/s	4K Read 783 4K Write 439 4K Mixed 186 1,657% 469 MB/s	DQ Read 1,794 DQ Write 1462 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,148% 1,579 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC97 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 99 98 102 100 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 96.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 99.3 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 30 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 34.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 47.9 83% 47.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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