MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '19 at 16:36
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 251 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 764 70% 588 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 68.5 64% 75.1 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 74.8 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A57) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.92% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 12 Parallax 9.84 7% 10 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 16.2 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.92% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 370 63 117 79 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 853 Write 580 Mixed 558 SusWrite 200 122% 548 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 52.9 174% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 327 272% 382 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 157%
Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GB 20,750 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 57GB free Firmware: EXA72H1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,314 Write 1,777 Mixed 1,314 399% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 81.6 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,414 1,043% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 295%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 106 108 106 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 99 Write 104 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 106 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 82%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 112 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 674GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 102 102 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 101 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 67%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 273GB free Firmware: 03.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 73 72 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 62.6 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 71.5 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 59%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 142 143 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 146 Write 147 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 141 173% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 316GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 43 44 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 39 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 42.7 51% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%
WDC WD10 EFRX-68PJCN0 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 391GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 39 Write 38.8 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 40.2 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 26.1 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,046x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,091

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16