MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 02:40
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 620 84% 624 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 200 Parallax 192 146% 190 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 174 Splatting 126 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 450 372 333 334 332 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 480 Mixed 376 SusWrite 369 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.9 165% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 345 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 136GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 424 434 438 440 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 435 Mixed 340 SusWrite 425 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48.8 177% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 209 177% 258 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 460 472 479 479 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 483 Mixed 436 SusWrite 462 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 47.3 156% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 266 200% 270 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 97%
WD WD5000BPKT-00PK4T0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 109 111 118 118 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 138 Write 114 Mixed 120 SusWrite 112 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 684GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 104 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 76%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 11TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 246 247 248 248 246 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 135%
Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 11TB free Firmware: LEGNW3D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 242 239 238 244 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 247 Write 234 Mixed 106 SusWrite 241 151% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.2 310% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.2 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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Gaming 105%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
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	283x
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	57x

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: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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