MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	254% 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '17 at 21:32
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 826 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 210 Parallax 187 160% 198 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 191 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% 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% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,203 Write 1,375 Mixed 1,193 351% 1,590 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 31.6 209% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 538 DQ Write 436 DQ Mixed 139 199% 371 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 152GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 234 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 421 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 32 (AE) Unknown 100 100 212 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 40 257698955306 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9468235478 (F7) Unknown 100 100 296857551 (F8) Unknown 100 100 87526337 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1248 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	84.3% Excellent	Read 487 Write 320 Mixed 331 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 24.6 122% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 37.7 74% 146 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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