MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161206
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 21:46
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 245
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 724
75% 601 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 153
Parallax 152
115% 149 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 143
Splatting 126
111% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 111%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 271 221 221 221 249 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 304
Write 303
Mixed 333
SusWrite 248
67% 297 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 22.6
76% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 303
226% 300 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
634GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 85 95 97 107 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 22
Write 57.5
Mixed 20.4
SusWrite 84.1
34% 46 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.2
57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 85%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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