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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	369% 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	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 (12%). 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '17 at 22:14
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 764 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 750GB 895 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 458GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,998 Write 2,683 Mixed 2,343 596% 2,675 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 51 240% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 59.8 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 263 214% 288 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 351%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7281 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 553 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1559 (0A) Spinup retry count 111 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 336 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 29 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 562 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 184685035554 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 97 97 1540 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 211 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	99.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 179 Mixed 156 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 4.18 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.34 250% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 6944 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4401 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 4465 (0A) Spinup retry count 188 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3838 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 13 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 2396 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 5364 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 210454708258 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 92 92 3489 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 208 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	87.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 159 Mixed 140 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.32 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.31 128% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 104%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 330GB free Firmware: MA08 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 67 159991732 (03) Spinup time 99 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 786 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12512275 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 37 733 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 62 504758302 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 85899345950 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 32 159991732 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	52.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 86.5 Mixed 83.7 67% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.45 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 297GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 15740144 (03) Spinup time 94 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6692 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4299432343 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9076 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4710 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 19 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 52 9094692894 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 827 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10383 (C2) HDA temperature 30 48 -140737488355298 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 12 3 15740144 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 88811333756437 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2876566033 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2949372756	53.9% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 96 Mixed 86.4 69% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 34 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 130%

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,129

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