MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 04:49
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 269 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 743 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 219 Parallax 228 159% 214 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 218 Splatting 147 164% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 341 358 361 362 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 356 Write 110 Mixed 329 SusWrite 353 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 31.3 133% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 168 160% 246 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 102%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 208GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 379 152 178 176 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 371 SusWrite 251 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.2 162% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 200 192% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Force MP300 960GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 91GB free Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 544 497 798 576 560 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 619 Write 803 Mixed 666 SusWrite 579 151% 667 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 39.3 149% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 680 515% 696 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 185%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 915GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 181 181 181 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 165 Mixed 113 SusWrite 181 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $40Bench 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 $179	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