MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	99.5% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '18 at 01:20
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 809 83% 671 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 194 Parallax 195 153% 192 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 179 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 521GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1417 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 367 (B1) Unknown 98 98 22 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 60 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 109 (F1) Unknown 99 99 46680612273	99.5% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 396 Mixed 405 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 30 163% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 45.7 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 116 101% 142 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 133%
Samsung MZVLV128HCGR-000L1 128GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 68GB free Firmware: 5L0Q Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 915 Write 158 Mixed 257 95% 443 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 25.2 183% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 46.3 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 89.6 72% 97.3 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 74397356 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1286 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 139137637 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 -85461259251619 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 879 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 453967899 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 436 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5479 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 47244640283 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 79 64 74397356 (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 36691905613829 (F1) Unknown 100 253 45275626100 (F2) Unknown 100 253 36190631207 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	55.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 84.5 Mixed 62.4 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.85 4K Mixed 0.35 135% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 63%
Kingston DT 100 G2 16GB 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 1653 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Read 17.6 Write 4.92 Mixed 5.9 10% 9.47 MB/s	4K Read 5.15 4K Write 0.62 4K Mixed 0.41 54% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.6 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 95%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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