MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive227% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 588
64% 506 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 108
Parallax 100
82% 103 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 96.5
79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 837 1050 1100 685 271 275 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,488
Write 1,129
Mixed 1,020
SusWrite 703
242% 1,085 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 82.7
283% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 321
379% 655 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 227%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08LFHH35-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 23.1
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 24.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,102
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