MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 02:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 587
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 122
Parallax 122
99% 122 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 113
Splatting 92.8
90% 113 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 286 300 294 301 296 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 402
Mixed 347
SusWrite 289
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 40
139% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 359
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 134%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
332GB free
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 38 37 38 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
390% Outstanding
Read 4616
Write 45.7
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 36.4
249% 1,197 MB/s
4K Read 502
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.9
768% 170 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 390%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19.3
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,128
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HDDRAMUSB
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