MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	267% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 22:03
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 266 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 787 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37.1 32% 40.8 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 909 870 842 840 824 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,876 Write 2,476 Mixed 1,906 SusWrite 922 405% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 84.4 252% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1170 DQ Mixed 972 809% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 496%
Transcend SSD320 256GB-$419 137 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 52GB free Firmware: 5.0.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 198 197 182 179 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 299 Mixed 300 SusWrite 193 59% 260 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 51.4 185% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 190 166% 247 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%
Corsair Neutron XTi 480GB-$247 664 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 160GB free Firmware: SAFC02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 491 492 493 492 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 461 Mixed 359 SusWrite 491 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.4 157% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 186 168% 257 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 119 119 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 158 Write 145 Mixed 105 SusWrite 118 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 152 156 153 156 155 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 143 Mixed 77 SusWrite 153 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%
Generic External 500GB 1,039 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 248GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 35.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 42.8 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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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 $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: $1,137

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