MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	231% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 23:07
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 758 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% 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 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 184 Parallax 174 135% 175 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 174 Splatting 123 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 544 526 521 516 508 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1,592 Mixed 690 SusWrite 542 269% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 60 229% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 791 665% 965 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 254%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 584GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 437 464 465 395 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 468 Mixed 414 SusWrite 415 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59 191% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 291 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 461GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 100 Write 35.8 Mixed 59 SusWrite 121 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 131 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 40 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 130 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 72%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 42.4 Write 43.2 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 42.1 56% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.3 240% 3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 20GB 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.6 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,044x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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