MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, 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 Drive209% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '20 at 15:11
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 769
82% 653 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 155
Parallax 156
133% 158 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 136
Splatting 109
114% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 323 325 325 325 324 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,591
Write 1,403
Mixed 504
SusWrite 376
215% 969 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 58.5
232% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 1,216
DQ Mixed 794
697% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 209%
Great: 236%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
228GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2290 793 795 793 793 795 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 128%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
178GB free
Firmware: LVD1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 102 108 108 109 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 64%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
84GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 94 86 87 87 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 79.8
Write 76.3
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 94.8
57% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.5% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 118%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,128
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