MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.3% 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	376% 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	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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 21:10
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 855 88% 708 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 65.6 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 70 Splatting 69.6 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 897GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2341 2149 1180 1187 1186 1185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2585 Write 2,384 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 1,538 457% 2,038 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 103 352% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,662 DQ Write 1,460 DQ Mixed 1,531 1,156% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 455GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 436 423 424 424 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 492 Mixed 439 SusWrite 438 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 61.9 220% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 250 218% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 126%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 314GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 116 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 69%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 221GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 95 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 94.4 Write 98.6 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 94.6 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

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Gaming 89%

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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	1,060x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	465x
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	288x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	281x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	123x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	156x
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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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