MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	240% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 01 '17 at 00:15
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$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 (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 796 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 61.6 52% 64.7 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 59.4 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,342 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,262 368% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 29.1 179% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 52.9 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 115 111% 166 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 254%
Crucial MTFDDAK512MBF-1AN1ZABHA 512GB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 321GB free Firmware: M603 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 350 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 20 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2018 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 37 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (B5) Unknown 100 100 4050200887526 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1193 (C2) HDA temperature 70 57 184684249118 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	108% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 421 Mixed 455 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.2 163% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 86.7 122% 222 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
Samsung 830 Series 250GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 116GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8170 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 62 (B1) Unknown 95 95 88 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 484 (EB) Unknown 99 99 34 (F1) Unknown 99 99 33104873520	128% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 499 Mixed 506 114% 508 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57 205% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 129 145% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 337GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 103 Mixed 88.3 72% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.31 85% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 123%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 640GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 69GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 58.8 Mixed 54.8 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.38 96% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 105%

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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