MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170104
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 731 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 186 Parallax 179 138% 178 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 167 Splatting 122 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,951 Write 841 Mixed 579 244% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 45 206% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 537 496% 759 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 399 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.5 214% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 479 478 487 489 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 406 SusWrite 482 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.2 217% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 132%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 95GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2607 Write 2,417 Mixed 1,945 517% 2,323 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 95.9 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,514 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,426 1,078% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 250GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 131 136 146 115 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 495 Write 166 Mixed 174 SusWrite 130 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 29.3 131% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 173 148% 223 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 122%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 457GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.3% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 41.2 9% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 15.2 48% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 24.1 DQ Mixed 24.8 19% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 4,019 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 113%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	283x
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	57x

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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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