MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	101% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '18 at 16:46
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 600 82% 610 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 199 Parallax 191 146% 190 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 172 Splatting 126 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 395 383 316 333 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 421 Mixed 382 SusWrite 350 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.6 156% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 254 212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 267GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 419 426 434 437 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 419 Mixed 347 SusWrite 422 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47.6 171% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 208 177% 257 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 453 460 473 474 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 474 Mixed 428 SusWrite 456 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 46.6 153% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 266 200% 270 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 97%
WD WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 118 118 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 141 Write 108 Mixed 111 SusWrite 114 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 86GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 99.2 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 80.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 76%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 11TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 235 244 247 247 246 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 135%
Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 11TB free Firmware: LEGNW3D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 236 237 238 242 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 246 Mixed 110 SusWrite 239 153% 210 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.4 322% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.2 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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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	1,044x
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	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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