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 below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	225% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 09:24
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 227 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 624 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 278 279 279 279 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,059 Write 1,261 Mixed 1066 SusWrite 393 264% 1,195 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 72.3 245% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 864 680% 931 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 280%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 36GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 65 65 66 69 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 404 Write 386 Mixed 286 SusWrite 108 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 26.5 117% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 145 137% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 185GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 134 138 138 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 83.3 Write 68.2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 136 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 823GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 138 139 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 144 Write 40 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 137 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.8% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 107%

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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 $250Bench 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: $1,137

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 $184	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) $35	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