MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	25.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '17 at 21:18
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 632 84% 632 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2762) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 35.2 25% 31.4 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 30.6 Splatting 31 27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 33362081 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 -48687749259851 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 782 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 139 (B1) Unknown 0 0 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 41 64427196443 (C2) HDA temperature 27 41 64427196443 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 33362081 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 33362081 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 33362081 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11699 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6483 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6483 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13369 (F4) Unknown 98 98 196673613	62.8% Good	Read 448 Write 105 Mixed 163 52% 239 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13 122% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.3 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 12.2 30% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 912GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 179286864 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 123 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9109485 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 339 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 66 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 65 521469982 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1253 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 90194313246 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 49881750176003 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2227620437 (F2) Unknown 100 253 19561448685	109% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 170 Mixed 178 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.18 84% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Sony Hard Drive 1TB 2,286 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 178GB free, PID 05bf Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 35.6 Mixed 41.3 50% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.3 67% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 9.4 Mixed 15.4 22% 21 MB/s	4K Read 5.17 4K Write 2.73 4K Mixed 1.51 164% 3.14 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB-$108 153 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 33.6 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 34.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 45.1 89% 45.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%

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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	459x
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 $40Bench 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 $178	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) $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