MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$241 712,312 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)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 811 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.3% 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 85AC) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2300 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 23.3 20% 25.6 fps	MRender 35.5 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 32.4 25% 31 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,898 Write 1,479 Mixed 575 290% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 56.7 252% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,049 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 733 674% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 168GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 463 464 455 453 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 455 Mixed 436 SusWrite 460 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65 221% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 78GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 131 112 124 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 86.3 Write 88.2 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 125 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 27.4 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 96%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
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: $1,084

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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