MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.7% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 21:09
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 848 90% 716 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 136 Parallax 116 103% 126 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 122 Splatting 103 88% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 166 162 157 150 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 417 Write 227 Mixed 295 SusWrite 164 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.2 168% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 274 198% 258 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 171GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 88 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 89 Write 86 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 87.8 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 340GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.3 0 0 0 67 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 97 Write 98 Mixed 49 SusWrite 11.3 80% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 56%
WDC WD50 00AACS-61M6B2 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 263GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.7 0.1 0 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.6% Very poor	Read 80.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 0.2 70% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%
ST350063 0AS 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 354GB free, PID 0551 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 69 71 73 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 69 Write 49.2 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 70.7 79% 59.3 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% 34GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.6 8.7 8.9 9.2 8.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 66.3 Write 35 Mixed 46 SusWrite 9.1 47% 39.1 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 (75^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84% 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