MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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	132% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 17:00
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 707 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 149 Parallax 129 113% 139 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 137 Splatting 107 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 242 239 233 235 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,076 Write 253 Mixed 357 SusWrite 239 105% 481 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 42.4 193% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 489 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 266 227% 339 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 164%
Hitachi HCS545050GLA380 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 403GB free Firmware: A5DG SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 74.3 Write 74.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 73.2 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 500GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 232GB free Firmware: C60Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 65 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 59 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 64.3 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 46%
Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 500GB 1,432 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 278GB free Firmware: 2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 95.9 58% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 1,163 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 115%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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