MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '24 at 20:10
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 258 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 749 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.9% Good	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 138 Parallax 128 49% 109 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,024 Write 692 Mixed 701 247% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.1 208% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 829 639% 874 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Kingston RBU-SC400S37256G 256GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: KD1ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 253 252 227 226 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 370 Write 278 Mixed 278 SusWrite 235 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 40.2 146% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 157 149% 234 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 26GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 111 128 131 133 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 398 Write 134 Mixed 188 SusWrite 126 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 37.4 140% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 126 106% 156 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 79%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 536GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1427 1452 1467 781 532 533 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,502 Write 1,488 Mixed 1,100 SusWrite 1,032 288% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 67.4 225% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 274 335% 584 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32.2 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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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	69	57	240	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,457 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,045x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

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	153x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
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 $269	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 $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 $40	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