MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	80% 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '17 at 23:26
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 495 66% 492 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Lighting 8.03 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 7.91 6% 9.02 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 16 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 14 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 49 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 38 (A3) Unknown 100 100 7 (A4) Unknown 100 100 4361 (A5) Unknown 100 100 23 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 8 (94) Unknown 100 100 1449 (95) Unknown 100 100 65 (96) Unknown 100 100 1 (97) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 37 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 7462 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7462 (F2) Unknown 100 100 11177 (F5) Unknown 100 100 34888	80% Very good	Read 508 Write 307 Mixed 332 84% 382 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 25.2 117% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 34.7 53% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 107%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 677GB free Firmware: AX1P5E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1725 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 597 (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 100 100 310 (0A) Spinup retry count 111 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 433 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2869 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 210454380568 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 100 100 203 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 187 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	46.8% Average	Read 84.6 Write 78.6 Mixed 82.5 62% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.18 58% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 448GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 44 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 45 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 44 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 43 (C2) HDA temperature 117 112 26 (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	93.7% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 144 Mixed 141 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.31 4K Write 2.76 4K Mixed 0.26 135% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 194GB free Firmware: SBM3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 85060305 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 79 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2122217 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -61808874356680 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 76 (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 76 55 454230040 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 204 (C2) HDA temperature 24 45 68719476760 (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 -102997610725333 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2948655036 (F2) Unknown 100 253 314567520 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	39.7% Below average	Read 69.3 Write 67.4 Mixed 47.5 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 5.81 4K Mixed 0.39 174% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP 2x8GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 86%

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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