MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	226% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 716 71% 580 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% 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 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 149 Parallax 139 110% 141 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 131 Splatting 109 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 606 615 617 612 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,739 Write 1,555 Mixed 702 SusWrite 612 256% 1,152 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 64.3 226% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 942 752% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 118GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 289 294 295 294 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 271 Mixed 169 SusWrite 288 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 35.9 144% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 117 122% 203 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 178GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1465 1213 1225 1202 1196 1205 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,457 Write 2273 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 1,251 420% 1,878 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 83.4 283% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1106 DQ Mixed 1,213 910% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 160 157 156 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 170 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 157 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 116 116 112 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 114 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 104%

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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 $242Bench 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 $485Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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