MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	225% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 8 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 08:30
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$370 634,862 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 253 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 639 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 993 1269 1135 993 836 799 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1,388 Mixed 800 SusWrite 1004 290% 1,305 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 50.3 167% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 714 527% 701 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 353%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$65 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 936GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 128 126 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 28.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	0"	2560 1440

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,034 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 89%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $370Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	789x
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	102x
Core i5-7600KIntel $225Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	203x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	154x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	56x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	41x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,097

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16