MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.9% 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	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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 815 82% 665 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% EVGA(3842 2790) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 70.3 46% 60.6 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 47 45% 56.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 158 160 157 156 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 393 Write 249 Mixed 288 SusWrite 161 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.1 168% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 260 195% 262 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 173GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 88 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 99 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 87.4 70% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 367GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 59 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 100 Write 97 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 9.8 83% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 56%
WDC WD50 00AACS-61M6B2 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 263GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.2% Very poor	Read 82.7 Write 82.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 0.1 73% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 19%
ST350063 0AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 354GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 68 72 69 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 48.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 70.4 79% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 31%
ST350083 0AS 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 36GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.7 8.6 9.1 8.6 9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 66.3 Write 32.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 9.1 46% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,073x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	468x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	322x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	289x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	125x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369