MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	243% 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	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 (13%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 05:12
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 662 64% 528 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 63 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 83.8 51% 72.3 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 58 Splatting 43.8 44% 54.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 476 477 621 499 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,940 Write 2,175 Mixed 1,771 SusWrite 673 368% 1,640 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 70.9 246% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,052 792% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 81GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 235 204 183 179 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 465 Mixed 448 SusWrite 236 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.7 204% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
WD WD140EDGZ-11B1PA0 14TB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 13TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 201 203 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 178 Mixed 129 SusWrite 201 131% 178 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.9 415% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 264GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 89 88 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 87.9 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 88.5 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 84%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 271GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 82 83 84 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 88.4 Write 78.2 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 81.6 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 57%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 448GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 96 93 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 114 Write 130 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 95.2 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 300% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 88%

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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 $45Bench 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 $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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16