MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 191%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 162%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive354% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 03 '21 at 00:54
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 320
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 814
87% 695 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 275
Reflection 244
Parallax 277
224% 265 fps
MRender 313
Gravity 230
Splatting 170
187% 238 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 189%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
593GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1812 1901 1172 1186 1185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2,563
Write 2,419
Mixed 1,628
SusWrite 1,394
448% 2,001 MB/s
4K Read 70.4
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 101
347% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,425
DQ Write 1,229
DQ Mixed 1,328
995% 1,327 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 354%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
309GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 495 494 494 494 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 490
Mixed 454
SusWrite 494
110% 487 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 65.2
224% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 348
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
176GB free
Firmware: GH2OA910
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 59 64 66 68 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 59
Write 50
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 64.7
35% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 28.8
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 32.2
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 46.9
85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,102
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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