MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	301% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 02:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 748 72% 596 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 93.3 56% 76.7 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 1125 1161 1181 1188 902 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 1,129 Mixed 1,085 SusWrite 1,111 306% 1,379 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 96.7 332% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 644 573% 851 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 368GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 492 484 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 448 Mixed 357 SusWrite 487 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 65.2 229% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 336 260% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 98 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 97.3 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.M8FADG 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 98%

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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 $241Bench 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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $1,084

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 $15	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