MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	312% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 23:06
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 736 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2175 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 85 Reflection 111 Parallax 79.7 69% 91.9 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 85 Splatting 107 82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 601GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 976 1024 949 960 974 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,193 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 1035 404% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88.1 294% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,445 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 1194 922% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 211GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 428 422 419 421 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 462 Mixed 416 SusWrite 429 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.6 206% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 252 219% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 118GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 71 70 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 48.5 Write 46.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 69.1 40% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 67%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 31GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 67 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 62 Write 30.7 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 65.8 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 53%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 43GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 33.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 69.9 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 53%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 69GB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 52 52 51 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 62.8 Write 71 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 52 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 10GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 6.3 Mixed 7 SusWrite 4.9 13% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.4 128% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.1 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 35 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $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 $48Bench 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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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,107

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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16