MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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	257% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 13:45
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 239 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 749 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% 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: 511.79 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 113% 141 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 142 Splatting 110 101% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% 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% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1772 1809 1423 1124 1128 1139 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,415 Write 1474 Mixed 806 SusWrite 1,399 287% 1,274 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 61.6 222% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 933 732% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 262GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 144 143 143 143 166 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	19% Very poor	Read 173 Write 175 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 182 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1TB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 115 118 116 115 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	12.3% Very poor	Read 113 Write 117 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 115 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 126%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 112GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 168 145 135 123 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 256 Write 235 Mixed 236 SusWrite 159 295% 221 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 23.9 1,765% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 31.9 DQ Mixed 28.3 2,145% 28.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 155%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 112GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 147 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 244 Mixed 238 SusWrite 160 297% 220 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 23.9 1,772% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 32 DQ Mixed 29.3 2,182% 29.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 155%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns

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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	1,054x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	285x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	55x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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