MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	139% 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	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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 281 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 837 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 504 421 283 293 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 886 Write 543 Mixed 631 SusWrite 313 132% 593 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 53 201% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 460 361% 496 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 144%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236 1,645 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 182GB free Firmware: C2.3.19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 969 1003 870 416 416 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 901 Write 1022 Mixed 834 SusWrite 682 194% 860 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 61.7 233% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 641 487% 653 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 184%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 342GB free Firmware: AM001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 105 Write 107 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 109 64% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 60%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 837GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 92 94 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 45.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 93 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $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