MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82% 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	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, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 01:26
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 585 78% 583 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2116 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 136 Parallax 128 102% 130 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 125 Splatting 106 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 448GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 1366 1545 1583 1568 1611 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2462 Write 1,489 Mixed 1,124 SusWrite 1451 363% 1,631 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 97.5 332% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,316 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 961 780% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 322%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 131 132 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 447 Write 137 Mixed 206 SusWrite 128 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 39.1 156% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 157 127% 183 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 77%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 919GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 75 73 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 81.2 Write 73.8 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 73.7 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 35.3 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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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	1,044x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	460x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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