MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	246% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 05:33
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 287 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 809 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 183 Parallax 186 141% 181 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 115% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 910 901 899 886 901 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2070 Write 914 Mixed 733 SusWrite 901 255% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 62.2 252% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 386 368% 600 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 243%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 158GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 470 269 240 238 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 480 Mixed 383 SusWrite 319 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.5 160% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 328 246% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 99%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 742GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2173 2176 2188 2007 1075 1052 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 2,189 Mixed 244 SusWrite 1,778 380% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 91.7 320% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,408 DQ Mixed 562 636% 1076 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 372%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB 4,385 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 156 Mixed 39 SusWrite 155 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 120%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,050x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	54x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16