MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	401% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 857 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB; msi gtx 1080ti aero oc CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 194 Parallax 177 191% 202 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 169 Splatting 120 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 3,115 Write 2,790 Mixed 2,857 652% 2,920 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 73 264% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 405 DQ Mixed 247 264% 446 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 407%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 720GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 23 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 45 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 62 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 33 (F1) Unknown 99 99 905558263	120% Outstanding	Read 527 Write 505 Mixed 514 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.8 177% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 201 190% 296 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 30.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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