MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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	276% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	39.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 03:11
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 730 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 142 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 143 Splatting 121 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1456 1594 1134 1124 1100 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 1,783 Mixed 811 SusWrite 1,322 320% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 63.6 230% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 973 783% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 156 133 151 148 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.8% Very poor	Read 147 Write 147 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 148 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 108%
Apple SM0512G PCIe 500GB 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 287GB free Firmware: BXW5TA0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1432 1476 1485 1486 1485 1487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 1,472 Mixed 955 SusWrite 1,475 304% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 60.6 216% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 584 419% 542 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 223%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.2 Write 74.6 Mixed 59.8 53% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 104%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 111GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 171 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 246 Write 217 Mixed 218 SusWrite 162 280% 211 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 23.9 1,766% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 36.8 DQ Mixed 29.1 2,340% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 155%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 112GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 172 145 134 67 35 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 248 Write 239 Mixed 210 SusWrite 130 274% 207 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 23.6 1,759% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 35.9 DQ Mixed 29.1 2,310% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 155%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 1GB 685 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Read 17.4 Write 7.2 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 8.5 12% 9.9 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 3x16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 84%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,051x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

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	155x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16