MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	121% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$230 712,312 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 (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 731 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 189 Parallax 179 137% 179 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 178 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 220 222 216 165 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 876 Write 224 Mixed 354 SusWrite 201 91% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 43.7 159% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 270 277% 470 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 210%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 48GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 74 79 78 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 101 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 78.6 65% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 84%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 377GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 119 119 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 88%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 525GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 110 111 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 162 Write 157 Mixed 128 SusWrite 111 186% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 66%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 109 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 109 161% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 58%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 615GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 112 113 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 112 165% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A3 3TB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 108 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 137 Mixed 102 SusWrite 109 162% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 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	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 107%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16