MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 19:18
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 742 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 191 Parallax 180 139% 180 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 178 Splatting 125 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 924 Write 1,878 Mixed 1,179 300% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 80.7 279% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 1,140 DQ Mixed 972 718% 926 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 532GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 409 465 452 465 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 468 Mixed 385 SusWrite 433 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.1 191% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 290 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 111 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 131 Write 40.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 111 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 148 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 127 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 33.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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