MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	110% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 23:45
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 754 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 150 Parallax 123 114% 138 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+ NVMe PCIe 128GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 325 Write 141 Mixed 238 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 76.1 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 64.3 240% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 166 169% 286 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 263%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 449GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 150 5341 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9933 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 42249 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2158 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 283 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9931 (C2) HDA temperature 113 94 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.5% Average	Read 86.2 Write 86 Mixed 82.4 64% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.53 124% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 51%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 390GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 6 (03) Spinup time 153 150 5341 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3934 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 42 42 42888 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2161 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 320 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3933 (C2) HDA temperature 114 95 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.3% Average	Read 87 Write 81 Mixed 80.5 62% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.46 114% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 415GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 77.6 Write 76.8 Mixed 72.4 97% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.23 74% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 27.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 1,459 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	1,046x
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 $37Bench 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: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16