MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	317% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 286 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 787 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2787 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 1446 1434 1412 1352 1308 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 1,815 Mixed 905 SusWrite 1,407 371% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 70.8 253% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 1,017 801% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 152GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 378 379 377 373 374 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 363 SusWrite 381 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.6 204% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 333 256% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 166 166 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 164 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 164 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Imation Nano Pro 8GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 063d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 4.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	5.9% Terrible	Read 21.7 Write 11.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.4 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.9% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%

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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	1,052x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	464x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	287x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	279x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16