MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 03:06
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 273 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 838 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2990 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 202 Parallax 178 152% 189 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 187 Splatting 133 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% 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% 397GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1606 1684 1689 1733 1736 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,310 Write 1,942 Mixed 955 SusWrite 1,664 384% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 70 241% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,007 780% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 353%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 199 200 200 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 503 Write 177 Mixed 206 SusWrite 197 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.6 114% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 79.9 88% 147 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 423GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 157 158 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 156 Mixed 101 SusWrite 157 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 189 188 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 144 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 188 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 $242Bench 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 $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: $1,085

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