MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	112% 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	160% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	37.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 20:45
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 53.9 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 125 47% 81.2 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 356 44% 337 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 55% 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 (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 140 Splatting 130 111% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% 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: 1233 1526 1685 1172 1253 1131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 872 Write 935 Mixed 395 SusWrite 1,333 200% 884 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 27.4 4K Mixed 18.2 57% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 470 378% 544 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 144 157 160 165 161 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	12.6% Very poor	Read 66.7 Write 55.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 151 18% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1TB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 86 85 86 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	11.5% Very poor	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 85 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 2% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 126%
USB3.0 Super Speed 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 112GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 177 145 145 154 245 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 132 Mixed 145 SusWrite 178 214% 162 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 14 902% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 38.3 DQ Mixed 28.9 2,381% 31 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 200 163 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 155 Write 228 Mixed 164 SusWrite 156 246% 176 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 12.9 825% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 34.4 DQ Mixed 29.7 2,276% 29.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 155%

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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 84%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

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	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16