MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	113% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 20:38
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 729 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 183 Parallax 192 141% 182 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 180 Splatting 119 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 376 397 411 404 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 478 Mixed 369 SusWrite 378 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.2 173% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
G-drive USB-C 4TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 37.2 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 15.6 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 102%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 774GB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 41 Write 40.4 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 41.8 53% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 65%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 771GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 35.4 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 14.1 37% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.3 200% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 36 Write 19.6 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 10.2 28% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 197% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 28.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 30.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 49.7 81% 49.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,456 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	89x

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 $90Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $1,098

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16