MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	91.5% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 11:28
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 706 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% 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 CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 189 Parallax 181 141% 181 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 175 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 205 163 166 166 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 468 Mixed 384 SusWrite 212 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 42.2 143% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 329 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 94GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 406 354 293 257 233 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 433 Mixed 355 SusWrite 326 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 45.3 142% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 349 258% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 134%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 404 406 405 396 405 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 122 Write 214 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 403 43% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.8 10% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 6.6 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 6.5 5% 7.67 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 541%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$89 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 641GB free Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2172 2080 2181 2035 1163 915 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 2,155 Mixed 2,088 SusWrite 1,758 472% 2,100 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 54.5 195% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 482 371% 522 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 598%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 26.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 105%

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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	47	14	60	32"	2560 1377	ACR049D XB321HK

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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	1,060x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	140x
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	217x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	73x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	55x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,109

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16