MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 00:53
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 253 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 624 66% 527 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 194 Parallax 181 135% 180 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 166 Splatting 123 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 36 60 12 32 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 370 Write 95.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 37.6 28% 131 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 11.5 50% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 22.9 25% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 78%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 81GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 55 55 55 56 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 421 Mixed 400 SusWrite 94.2 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.4 166% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 249 209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 928GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 174 174 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 168 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 174 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 262GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 141 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 148 Write 120 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 141 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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