MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 23:26
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 271 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 800 79% 645 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 209 Parallax 181 149% 191 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 175 Splatting 132 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,751 Write 1,226 Mixed 487 253% 1,155 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 49.6 209% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,070 DQ Write 1,134 DQ Mixed 66.9 336% 757 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 283 286 286 286 287 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 393 Write 389 Mixed 355 SusWrite 298 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 30 96% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 86.4 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 95.8 77% 107 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 64GB 1,596 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 60GB free Firmware: C091126a SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 135 175 152 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 187 Write 134 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 163 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 7.4 20% 8.13 MB/s	DQ Read 11 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 5 6% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 28%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 186GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 68.1 Write 77.4 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 61.5 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.2 194% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 62%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 142 142 144 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 142 Write 139 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 141 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 100%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 746GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 97 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 108 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 95.9 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 4x8GB 855 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 135%

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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 $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 $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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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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 $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