MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.2% 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	84.4% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 14:32
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$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 (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 262 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 779 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 30 Parallax 36.2 35% 36.4 fps	MRender 35.8 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.5 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 131 106 103 117 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 355 Write 212 Mixed 235 SusWrite 121 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 48.3 173% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 199 152% 208 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 162GB free Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1015 830 810 788 709 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,117 Write 1173 Mixed 720 SusWrite 864 218% 968 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.7 203% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 612 542% 822 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 195%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 873GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 194 195 195 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 185 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 193 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%

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

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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	1,049x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	461x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16