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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 10:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 644 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 54132360 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 35089882809345 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 459 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 57 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 38 57 68723212326 (C2) HDA temperature 38 57 68723212326 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 54132360 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 54132360 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 54132360 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 51539607553 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3858 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1964 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1964 (F2) Unknown 0 0 3338 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1638408	75.3% Very good	Read 501 Write 230 Mixed 266 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 18 121% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.5 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 62.2 70% 113 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 500GB-$66 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 288GB free Firmware: ST3OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 116 116 30088692075 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2205 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14625 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1847 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2633 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2633 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 244814250028 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 5 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	39.8% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 73.9 Mixed 79.4 55% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.34 81% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 36GB free Firmware: 3.01 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 54 48 123087584 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 652855833 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20795 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4281 (C2) HDA temperature 48 65 48 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 47 123087584 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 6 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 29.3 Mixed 40.3 27% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.26 68% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 34%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 282GB free, PID 231a Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 81.1 Write 81.2 Mixed 58.6 93% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$42 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 23 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 79%

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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 $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 $499Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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