MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	163% 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	93.1% 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.
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	9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	31.5 Days
Run Date	May 11 '24 at 13:44
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 (54^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 704 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1655) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 215 Parallax 208 197% 221 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 163 Splatting 132 142% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 395GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1701 1720 1413 1062 1076 1078 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,866 Write 1,571 Mixed 1,315 SusWrite 1,342 342% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 66.7 168% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 430 406% 639 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 372%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 394GB free Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 780 792 833 434 700 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 1549 Mixed 525 SusWrite 757 184% 803 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.2 164% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 833 611% 809 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 309%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$75 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 448 454 290 275 274 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 458 Mixed 365 SusWrite 364 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 37.7 130% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 342 256% 339 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 464GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 62 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 83 Write 85.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 62.2 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 484GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 39 Write 40.5 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 40.3 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FAD 2x16GB 574 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 86%

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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	144	31.5"	1280 720	GSM772A LG QHD

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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	1,054x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	55x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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