MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '17 at 03:24
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 851 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2980) 3GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 50.4 Parallax 65.2 46% 57.2 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 48.3 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 52 206160068652 (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 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 64307334 (F7) Unknown 100 100 2022508 (F8) Unknown 100 100 232917 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1257 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	72.4% Very good	Read 482 Write 333 Mixed 337 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 14.4 105% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 14.3 24% 44.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 95%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 464GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 153 153 90194313218 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 6237 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 20870 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2233 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 327 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 175307 (C2) HDA temperature 196 196 188978692124 (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 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	47.2% Average	Read 81.7 Write 82.7 Mixed 75.3 60% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.36 86% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 45%
Hitachi HTS542560K9SA00 60GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 24GB free Firmware: BB1OC3JP Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4168 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 19049 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3672 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3670571 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 58 58 421149 (C2) HDA temperature 220 220 266288693273 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 38 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	27.2% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 44.3 Mixed 43.5 35% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.23 58% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 49%

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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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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