MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	230% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 21:03
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 810 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 65.5 62% 72.3 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 70 Splatting 71.8 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 612 620 619 619 617 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,650 Write 1,474 Mixed 609 SusWrite 649 244% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 60.7 247% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 825 703% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 189 187 190 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 155 155 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 148 Write 145 Mixed 103 SusWrite 154 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%
Lacie P9233 8TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 123 130 132 133 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 129 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 333% 3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 92%
Lacie P9233 6TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 120 125 132 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 88 Write 120 Mixed 110 SusWrite 122 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 290% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 92%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.3 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,044x
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	284x
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	58x

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: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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