MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	222% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 12:56
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 719 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 177GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9824 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1928 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 90 90 318 (AE) Unknown 100 100 239 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 55 43 244813660205 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 90 90 10 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 35162299695 (F7) Unknown 100 100 12571130 (F8) Unknown 100 100 3095599327	95.6% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 332 Mixed 397 92% 417 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.2 148% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 48.8 84% 161 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 1,089 Mixed 1,163 313% 1,422 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44.2 197% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 557 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 137 161% 290 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 236%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 190 187 5483 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 20 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 20 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 767 (C2) HDA temperature 113 111 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	69.6% Good	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 120 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.21 102% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 28.1 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 31.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,452 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
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	283x
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	57x

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: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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