MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.8% 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	258% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '17 at 22:40
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 570 75% 565 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Nvidia(10DE 0969) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 52.1 34% 44.6 fps	MRender 51.2 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 37.3 36% 45.5 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 729 Mixed 1,111 320% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 61.7 279% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 249 283% 486 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 273%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 100 100 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 22 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 34 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 154620067863 (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	98.9% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 174 Mixed 169 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.2 100% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 108%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 131 4350 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3009 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 3 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6981 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2147 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 718 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2290 (C2) HDA temperature 122 97 21 (C4) Reallocation count 197 197 3 (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	51.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 74.7 Mixed 79 65% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.12 32% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 31.3 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

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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 $242Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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