MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 26% Raft


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '17 at 22:31
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 789 83% 663 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3649) 2GB CLim: 1437 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 22.4 21% 22.3 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 26.4 Splatting 19 19% 24.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 206 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 146 (64) Unknown 100 100 1080789 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 97 97 34 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 4 (B2) Unknown 100 100 25 (B3) Unknown 100 100 203 (B4) Unknown 100 100 6677 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 25 0 60131770393 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 92 100 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1025 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1253 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2477 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 32119	112% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 476 Mixed 505 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 34.1 158% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 34.1 107% 231 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 881GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 168 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2922 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2551 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1647 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2863 (C2) HDA temperature 117 106 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 155 115% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.29 99% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 109%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 123 4116 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3069 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4488 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2923 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 98 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 58044 (C2) HDA temperature 118 107 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.2% Good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 107 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.17 109% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3733 C17 2x4GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 32.8 116% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 43.9 91% 43.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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