MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	25 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 22:12
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 843 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2940 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 39.8 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	Gravity 39.8 Splatting 52 42% 45.9 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 504GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,498 Write 1518 Mixed 1102 306% 1,373 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 82.3 292% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 270 355% 630 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 234GB free Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,444 Write 769 Mixed 665 210% 959 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 67.4 237% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 670 539% 759 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 215%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 466GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 136 Mixed 103 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 438GB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 64 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 930GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 43.5 Write 33 Mixed 29.8 43% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 26.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 28.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

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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 $250Bench 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 $129Bench 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: $1,093

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