MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	264% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '17 at 04:52
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 700 77% 606 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB; ftw3 hybird CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 203 Parallax 185 157% 194 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 188 Splatting 135 124% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 36D6) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.92 Parallax 1.91 2% 2.42 fps	MRender 2.81 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 2.09 2% 2.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 853GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,769 Write 1,603 Mixed 2,078 476% 2,150 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 42.1 170% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.1 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 24.2 36% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 407%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 231GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 135 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1105 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 67 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 17648 (A5) Unknown 100 100 53 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 15 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 25 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 7275 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 82026 (F2) Unknown 100 100 75694 (F5) Unknown 100 100 141184	101% Outstanding	Read 527 Write 362 Mixed 426 97% 439 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.3 151% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 71.9 110% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 35.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 49.6 SC Mixed 33.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 135%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,045x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $1,098

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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