MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	93% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 02:23
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 245 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 763 84% 662 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7A57) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.69% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8 6% 8.4 fps	MRender 9.5 Gravity 7 Splatting 11.9 8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.69% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-459 240GB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 297 301 301 301 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 302 Mixed 292 SusWrite 299 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 35.1 144% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 189 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 97%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 954GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 417 419 420 424 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 403 Mixed 390 SusWrite 424 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 28.8 140% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 50.1 93% 180 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 793GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 130 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 142 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 130 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 19.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 112%

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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	8	7	144	23.5"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix G24C

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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