MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 08:26
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 257 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 443 53% 407 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%

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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 114 Parallax 95.6 88% 106 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 100 Splatting 97.3 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 370 358 407 374 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 402 Mixed 292 SusWrite 368 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 35.8 134% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 258 212% 302 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 101%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: CS900711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 49 78 54 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 362 Write 160 Mixed 261 SusWrite 85.9 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 22.4 105% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 138 136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 138 135 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 98 Write 130 Mixed 85 SusWrite 135 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 12 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,128

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 $40	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