MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	160% 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	385% 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '18 at 14:33
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 295 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 860 76% 646 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 199 Parallax 186 205% 212 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 178 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 160% 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 (88^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 3,070 Write 2,834 Mixed 2,933 658% 2,946 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 68.9 255% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 239 177% 235 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 407%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 585GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 542 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 91 (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 70 53 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 39 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1496343019	119% Outstanding	Read 529 Write 505 Mixed 511 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.4 174% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 194 185% 291 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% 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% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 32.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 50.3 79% 50.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% 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	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,091

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16