MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.6% 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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '17 at 12:04
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 862 93% 738 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 218 Parallax 222 164% 214 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 192 Splatting 135 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SV300S37A120G 525GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 192GB free Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^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 85 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 16 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 37 270584250409 (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 4779398514 (F7) Unknown 100 100 149468159 (F8) Unknown 100 100 87493789 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1948 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	97.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 485 Mixed 481 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 22.1 139% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 21.9 62% 123 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th 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 100 100 676 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 309 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 24 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 37 270583726122 (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 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5988256141 (F7) Unknown 100 100 187965625 (F8) Unknown 100 100 81963879 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1240 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	74.6% Very good	Read 489 Write 273 Mixed 320 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 25.4 119% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.5 DQ Write 94 DQ Mixed 14 24% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $45Bench 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 $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