MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '17 at 05:18
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 861 88% 709 Pts	64-Core 881 54% 881 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 954GB free Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,981 Write 2,038 Mixed 1,948 514% 2,323 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 79.9 288% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 610 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 286 299% 491 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 363%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 954GB free Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 3,089 Write 1,813 Mixed 2,173 522% 2,358 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 78 283% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 43.7 184% 411 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 331%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 477GB free Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 3,026 Write 2,021 Mixed 2,004 520% 2,350 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 65.1 268% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 293 297% 480 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 955 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 845 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 43 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 698 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5953741066
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC53 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 146755688 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4367614873 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6339 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1068 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 64 54 69359370276 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 959 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 12044 (C2) HDA temperature 36 46 -140737488355292 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 14714557960582 (F1) Unknown 100 253 36834558354 (F2) Unknown 100 253 22033143998	73.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 114 Mixed 123 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.13 62% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-4266C19-8GTZR 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZSW 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZR 04CD F4-4266C19-8GTZSW 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 29.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 127%

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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