MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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 Drive	224% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 07:03
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 288 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 771 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 195 Parallax 174 138% 180 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 178 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 118 Parallax 99.5 90% 110 fps	MRender 99.4 Gravity 105 Splatting 106 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 521 516 513 506 501 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,973 Write 1,694 Mixed 640 SusWrite 550 269% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 58.3 218% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1101 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 839 677% 957 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 305GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 473 279 245 236 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 475 Mixed 384 SusWrite 314 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 323 245% 329 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 996GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 153 154 155 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 195 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 154 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 3,586 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 26.4 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 114%

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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	1,049x
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	285x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	54x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16