MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive144% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 246
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 634
70% 549 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.2% Very good
Lighting 93.9
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 82.5
76% 87.7 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 83
Splatting 75.2
70% 86.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 205 196 194 202 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1027
Write 425
Mixed 228
SusWrite 199
103% 470 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 56.9
208% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 347
327% 512 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 144%
Great: 144%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 23
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 26.2
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%

 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 1,452 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,129
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