MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive311% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 10:24
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 298
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 792
81% 652 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 177
Parallax 165
129% 167 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 153
Splatting 116
104% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 594 595 610 610 617 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,562
Write 2,326
Mixed 1,506
SusWrite 651
393% 1,761 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 97.7
331% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,578
DQ Write 1,376
DQ Mixed 1,432
1,086% 1,462 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 311%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
31GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 201 65 73 70 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 488
Mixed 399
SusWrite 159
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 64.1
219% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 355
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
98GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 152 153 153 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 476
Mixed 372
SusWrite 188
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 61.8
218% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 28.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 31.1
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,102
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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