MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% 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 Drive167% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7A57
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 823
86% 688 Pts
64-Core 836
52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 210
Parallax 194
161% 200 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 193
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
359GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 710 880 756 586 493 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,136
Write 932
Mixed 667
SusWrite 707
193% 861 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 28.5
128% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 1340
DQ Mixed 461
482% 762 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 167%
Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
320GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 547 50 153 189 194 181 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,608
Write 1,384
Mixed 729
SusWrite 219
218% 985 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 57.3
205% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 531
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 392
382% 594 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 172%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 31.4
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32.5
97% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 118%

 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 1,452 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: 68% - Good Total price: $1,129
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HDDRAMUSB
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