MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 17:00
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 702 71% 578 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 194 Parallax 183 150% 187 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 64 74 80 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 78 Write 89.2 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 69.6 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 75 79 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 79.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 78 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 81GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 122 117 136 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 101 Mixed 32 SusWrite 125 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 434GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 91.2 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 91.5 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 138 140 139 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 140 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.5% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 95%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,044x
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 $300	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