MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	221% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '17 at 09:56
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 812 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 115 Parallax 95.5 91% 108 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 101 81% 99 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,992 Write 894 Mixed 1,089 291% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 38.1 231% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 568 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 163 197% 350 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 243%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 432GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 85251648 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1391 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12074415 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1459 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 594 (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 69 60 538378271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 98 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4086 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 30064771103 (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 90877213016641 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8558232598 (F2) Unknown 100 253 558735956668	77.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 140 Mixed 108 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 4.98 4K Mixed 0.74 204% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 108%
Maxtor 6L250S0 251GB-$46 928 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 234GB free Firmware: BACE1G10 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 186 183 22922 (04) Start/Stop count 252 252 3033 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 1 (06) Read channel margin 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 245 236 46333 (09) Power-on hours count 225 225 61443 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 248 248 2138 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 39 253 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 252 1972 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 1 1 2970 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 252 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 252 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 252 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 252 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 241 241 144 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 252 0	33.1% Below average	Read 51.9 Write 62.9 Mixed 59.5 44% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.36 112% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 87GB free Firmware: 4.AAB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3939 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 428739727 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11107 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 3058 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 50 588840995 (C2) HDA temperature 35 50 47244640291 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 77 60 162812297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	37.4% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 66.4 Mixed 61 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.41 94% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G4D32AEEA.K8FE 4x4GB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 31.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

Battleship

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