MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime18 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 01:27
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 262
95% 168 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 725
76% 607 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 178
Parallax 199
149% 186 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 160
Splatting 134
132% 166 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,466
Write 2,205
Mixed 1,518
458% 2,063 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 84.2
292% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 937
DQ Mixed 902
696% 950 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
400GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 465 453 465 454 467 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 464
Mixed 455
SusWrite 457
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 45.1
158% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 202
160% 231 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
476GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 464 451 465 453 466 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 464
Mixed 395
SusWrite 456
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 42.4
140% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 92.2
DQ Mixed 188
151% 221 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 26.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 26
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,102
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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