MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% 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	370% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	29.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '17 at 11:39
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 714 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% 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 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 220 Parallax 194 163% 205 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 199 Splatting 134 127% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 750GB 895 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 618GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 3,040 Write 2,673 Mixed 1,774 554% 2,496 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 36.7 240% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 62.8 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 300 246% 332 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 351%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 731GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 14446 (03) Spinup time 175 171 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2682 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5575 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2587 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 268 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2419 (C2) HDA temperature 112 107 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	95.8% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 154 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.34 4K Write 2.82 4K Mixed 0.26 138% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 109%
188 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 108GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 5.69 Mixed 7.62 15% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 0.73 4K Mixed 0.003 71% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 31.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 31.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 131%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
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	283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	57x

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

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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