MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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	273% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	37.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 21:28
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (53^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 243 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 702 71% 577 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% 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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 115% 142 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 140 Splatting 129 111% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 654GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1438 1711 1649 1150 1154 1114 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,824 Write 1697 Mixed 855 SusWrite 1,369 322% 1,436 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 62.8 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 929 727% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 167 170 170 163 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.4% Very poor	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 167 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 3% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1TB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 121 120 108 106 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	13.2% Very poor	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 116 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 3% 1 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 126%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 112GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 127 110 123 114 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 241 Write 229 Mixed 227 SusWrite 135 278% 208 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 23.3 1,749% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.7 DQ Write 37.1 DQ Mixed 29.3 2,358% 31 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 155%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 112GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 112 102 124 144 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 238 Mixed 228 SusWrite 140 284% 212 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 23.5 1,748% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 26.7 DQ Write 36.4 DQ Mixed 28.8 2,317% 30.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 155%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 3x16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 84%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,054x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	157x

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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	55x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16