MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 02:08
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 540 72% 537 Pts	64-Core 526 32% 526 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 149 Parallax 126 118% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 0.04 62% 86.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 210 93 76 85 144 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 489 Write 454 Mixed 264 SusWrite 136 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 37.9 130% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 235 194% 280 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 107%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 238GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 1064 1121 1148 1146 1150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,187 Write 972 Mixed 695 SusWrite 1106 222% 990 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 66.6 240% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 618 497% 702 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 219%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 202 200 199 201 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 89.2 Write 162 Mixed 30 SusWrite 201 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 159GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 92 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 82.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 91.1 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.3 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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