MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 208 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 686 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% 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: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 149 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 121% 63.5 fps	Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.7 21% 22.8 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 1TB 900 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 288 261 271 238 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 432 Mixed 315 SusWrite 273 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 48.1 170% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 237 199% 289 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 530GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 413 393 435 416 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 450 Mixed 444 SusWrite 413 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.2 191% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 161 170 166 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 104 SusWrite 169 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 176 186 177 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 166 Mixed 101 SusWrite 182 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 125%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
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: $1,128

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $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