MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	162% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170104
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 748 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 187 Parallax 184 142% 182 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% 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% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 547 302 457 361 946 890 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 820 Write 863 Mixed 583 SusWrite 584 160% 712 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 48.4 182% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 504 470% 731 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 210%
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 297GB free Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 157 76 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 402 Mixed 358 SusWrite 147 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 51.8 182% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 244 205% 296 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 95%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 156GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 356 355 357 360 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 452 Write 344 Mixed 229 SusWrite 357 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 14.5 128% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 88.3 115% 204 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 29.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	164	28.9"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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	1,044x
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	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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