MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 15:37
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 677 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 143 Parallax 133 112% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 134 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 33GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 85 81 79 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 362 Write 123 Mixed 166 SusWrite 93.1 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 38.8 151% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 111 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 79%
Kingston RBU-SC400S37256G 256GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 125GB free Firmware: KD1ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 221 221 216 222 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 284 Mixed 285 SusWrite 222 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.3 161% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 159 148% 230 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 537GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1432 1460 1369 482 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,458 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 1112 286% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 78.2 276% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 269 356% 635 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 295%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 25.7 Write 38.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 35.4 44% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.3 103% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 64%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 21GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 12 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 101 Write 27.2 Mixed 27 SusWrite 13.3 44% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.7 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 27.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%

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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 $45Bench 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 $45	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