MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 22:10
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 715 68% 563 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 131 Parallax 81.3 80% 103 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 75.1 62% 75 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 245% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,006 Write 2,193 Mixed 1,748 443% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74.6 262% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 986 746% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 186% Great: 291%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 853GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 146 147 141 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 145 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK4GX4M1D2400C14 029E CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M4A2133C13 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%

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

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,050x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	54x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16