MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	131% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '22 at 21:52
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$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 as expected (46^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 244 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 706 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 146 Parallax 135 113% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 145 Splatting 122 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 493GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 440 456 449 438 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 472 Mixed 438 SusWrite 443 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67.7 219% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 148 149 147 149 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 128 Mixed 73 SusWrite 148 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 170 182 182 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 90.1 Write 124 Mixed 70 SusWrite 174 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 170 169 170 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 163 Mixed 86 SusWrite 167 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 101%
WDC WD80 EAZZ-00BKLB0 8TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 72 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 134 SusWrite 74.9 162% 120 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 73%
ST4000DM 000-2AE166 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 155GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 96 97 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 149 Write 124 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 95.7 147% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 000-2AE166 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 149 149 142 149 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 86 SusWrite 145 169% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 76GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 72 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 74.9 134% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 2,670 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 104%

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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	1,050x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 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 $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 $39Bench 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: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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