MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '17 at 08:07
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	13%

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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-$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 (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 789 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 79.7 Parallax 68.2 64% 75.4 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 74.9 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 362 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 118 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 39 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 5 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2368064432	117% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 413 Mixed 419 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 49.3 185% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 128 149% 260 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 131%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 307 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 359 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 618 (C2) HDA temperature 118 113 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	88% Excellent	Read 151 Write 156 Mixed 144 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.31 108% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 177 Write 175 Mixed 136 206% 163 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.28 178% 8.92 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 75%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 17GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 34.7 Mixed 31.8 42% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.33 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 88%

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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