MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.6% 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	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 04:47
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 425 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PwrHis(1787 2359) 2GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 53.6 37% 49.4 fps	MRender 49.6 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 36 34% 41.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11240 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1550 (B1) Unknown 95 95 50 (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 59 47 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 68 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13540367821	87.9% Excellent	Read 499 Write 281 Mixed 308 80% 363 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 23.1 130% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 19.3 86% 197 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 131 131 21493252393 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 712 (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 1162 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 712 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 716 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 716 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 214749216802 (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	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 194 Mixed 176 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.18 94% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 273GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 137 1950 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15872 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4880 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3796 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 737 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 166 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 32 32 504475 (C2) HDA temperature 111 101 32 (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	37% Below average	Read 69.1 Write 59.8 Mixed 63.4 48% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.17 67% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 21,551 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 45%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 48%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $150

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	180x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	146x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	138x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	89x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	26x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	40x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	32x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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