MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.1%, 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.
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	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 18:55
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 746 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 190 Parallax 182 139% 181 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,052 Write 1,064 Mixed 590 270% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 56.3 234% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1106 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 997 728% 956 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 828GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 419 480 488 489 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 455 Mixed 385 SusWrite 449 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 52.3 188% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 59GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 524 540 511 498 487 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 648 Write 565 Mixed 586 SusWrite 497 129% 574 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 93.4 306% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 1,167 753% 871 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 355%
WD WD75 00AARS-00Y5B 750GB 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 180GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 0 3.1 2.7 31 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 66.8 Write 61.9 Mixed 26 SusWrite 13.7 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 58%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 133GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 84.8 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 100 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.1% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 74%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,457 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	1,045x
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	153x

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 $45Bench 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: $1,098

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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