MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	326% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	60.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 01:53
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 631 84% 629 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 197 Parallax 178 150% 187 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1206 1443 1437 1340 1312 1291 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 1535 Mixed 971 SusWrite 1,338 344% 1,546 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 75.5 270% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,783 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 1,253 1,009% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 344%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 346GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 246 245 246 244 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 479 Mixed 386 SusWrite 248 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 43.1 165% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 246 197% 278 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 99%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 145GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 463 476 483 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 304 Mixed 271 SusWrite 457 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 40.6 181% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 179 168% 264 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Samsung 960 PRO 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 236GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1833 866 572 574 572 581 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 1,752 Mixed 868 SusWrite 833 304% 1,366 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 70.4 261% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 1,434 DQ Mixed 868 771% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 269%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3000C15 4x16GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	284x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16