MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.7% 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	95.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 17:56
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 516 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.7% Above average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 138 Parallax 130 32% 103 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225G SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 195 197 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 198 Mixed 237 SusWrite 197 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47.4 175% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 174 147% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 90%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 464GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 47 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 154 Write 42.6 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 43.5 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 29.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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