MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.4% 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	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 04:22
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 80.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 253 80% 148 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 604 66% 520 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 66.8 49% 67.9 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 60.6 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 438 428 171 61 49 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 470 Mixed 431 SusWrite 260 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.7 193% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 346 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 473 Write 444 Mixed 386 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.6 206% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 117GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 79.2 Write 81 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 89.9 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 818GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 99 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 102 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19.7 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 103%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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