MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	119% 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	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 04:32
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 275 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 857 84% 690 Pts	64-Core 840 52% 840 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A62) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7158 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.58% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 8.5 6% 9.26 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 16 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.58% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3670 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 149 Parallax 150 130% 153 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L7 EVO SSD 240GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 156 99 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 460 Write 371 Mixed 306 SusWrite 135 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 11.2 88% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 17.9 39% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 378GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 90 Write 87.3 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 101 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 116GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 147 145 149 148 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 99.7 Write 120 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 145 71% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 360% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 2TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 782GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 103 101 112 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 75.3 Write 86.3 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 104 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.4 157% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 67%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 62GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 73 74 72 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 73.3 127% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-8GVR 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 24.6 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 70%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,063x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	466x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	289x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	123x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	157x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16